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The Recently Discovered Fossilized Tail Of The First River Dinosaur, Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus (SA), In Southern Morocco, Indicates That Dinosaurs Were Not Only Land And Air Animals, But Were Also Powerful Swimmers That Adapted Quite Well In Water. The Study Notes That SA Prowled The Rivers That Flowed Through The Sahara Desert 100 Myrs Ago. Fascinating!

Coronavirus Has Led To Some Interesting Innovations, For Instance, The Upper Body Wear Called Micrashell, Which Is Designed To Enable People To Attend Large Events Like Concerts. Micrashell Comes With A Built-in N95 Air Filter, A Soft Helmet And Face Shield, Internal Speaker System, And A Supply System For Drinking Or Vaping Without Removing The Helmet.

A Dog, Named Winston, In North Carolina, Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus. And To The Best Of Knowledge, This Could Be The First Of Such Case For A Dog In The U.S. Well, I Guess This Throws Out The Notion That Dogs Are Immune To Coronavirus, And It May Also Defeat The Plan To Use Dogs To Detect The Virus.

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The Largest Hole Ever Observed In The Ozone Layer Over The Arctic Has Closed. The Hole, Observed In Late March 2020, Is Thought To Have Been Created By The Unusual Cold Temperature Over The Arctic. And The Closure Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19 Air Pollution Reduction, But Is Due To A 20ºC Higher That Normal Temperature.

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The USGS, In Collaboration With NASA And The Lunar Planetary Institute, Have For The First Time Created A Detailed Map, 1:5,000,000 scale, Of The Entire Moon Surface Rock Types. The Geologic Map Is Expected To Aid Future Moon Missions And Used As A Learning Tool. The Map Was Created From Recent Satellite Missions And Historic Apollo-Era Data. Cool!!

Ying Ying And Le Le, Both 14-Year-Old Pandas, Living Together In A Hong Kong Zoo For 13 Years, Have Finally Successfully Mated On 4/6/2020, Probably Thanks To The Quietness Due To COVID-19. However, Whether In Captivity Or In The Wild, Giant Pandas Rarely Show The Desire Or Skill To Mate, Which Is Impeding Their Survival.

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A Tiger At The Phoenix Zoo In New York Is Said To Have Contracted Coronavirus From One Of Its Keepers, Who Showed No Sign Of The Virus. This Discovery Could Imply That Cats Or Pets With Enzymes Similar To Humans May Also Catch The Virus. But Dogs, According To Researchers, Are Not Likely To Get Infected. Hmm!!

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Coronavirus Can Infect Anyone, Does Not Matter If You Are A Top Ranking Politician, Super Star, Color Of Your Skin Or Your Nationality And Age. People Like Prince Charles, Boris Johnson, Tom Hanks, Idris Elba, Rand Paul, And The List Goes On, Have Contracted The Virus. So Take This Seriously And Practice Social Distancing.

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This Recent Data May Be A Welcome Relief, As It Indicates No Direct Spread From A COVID-19 Infected Mother To An Infant Before Birth, A Process Called “Vertical Transmission.” This May Imply That The Babies Infected In Wuhan And London May Have Been Exposed To The Virus Via Conventional Means. Only Time And More Studies Will Tell.

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A New Born, In London, Is Now Said, To The Best Of Knowledge, To Be The Youngest Person To Contract The Coronavirus Within Minutes After Birth. This Has Also Prompted The Question On How Babies Contract The Disease? Is It In The Womb Or Via Conventional Process, From The Mother, After Birth? Coronavirus Has Killed >5000 People Globally.

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