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Scientists May Have Discovered, In The Sorata Massif Rainforests, In Northern Madagascar, The World’s Smallest Reptile, A 13.5 mm Long Male Chameleon Species Called Brookesia Nana (BN). But The Female BN, At 19.2 mm Long, Is Larger Than The World’s Smallest 16 mm Long Female Gecko, A Reptile Of The Sphaerodactylus Ariasae Species.

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Researchers, Based On A Trace Fossil And Using Reflectance Transformation Imaging, May Have Discovered A New Species Of Praying Mantis, Called Labradormantis Guilbaulti. The New Praying Mantis Species, Which Lived In Labrador About 100 Myrs Ago, During The Time Of The Dinosaurs, May Throw More Light On Praying Mantis Evolution.

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A Purple Dye, On A Textile, Which Dates To About 1,000 BC, Around The Reign Of King David, Was Found At An Excavations Site In Timna, ~220km South Of Jerusalem. This True Purple Dye, Worth More Than Gold, Is Mentioned In The Bible, Including In Garments Worn By King David, King Solomon, And Jesus Christ.

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A Snowy Owl Was Spotted In New York City’s Central Park For The First Time In 130 Years. The Snowy Owl, Which Resides In the Arctic Tundra, Has Not Been Seen In New York City Since It Was Last Spotted In The Winter Of 1890. The Owl Has Since Moved On. But Exhibit Of It Can Be Seeing At The American Museum of Natural History.

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Jonathan, A Seychelles Giant Tortoise, Hatched In 1832, At 189 Years Old, Is The World’s Oldest Known Land Animal. Jonathan, Now Blind Due To Old Age, Lives, Since The Late 1880s, On The Remote Island Of St. Helena, In The South Atlantic, And Has His Portrait Printed On The Back Of The Island’s 5 Pence Coin. Cool!

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A New Study Is Indicating That Infant Mortality Rate Drops By 1.8% Annually In Big Cities In The USA, For Every One Dollar Increase In Minimum Wage. The Study Is Based On Previous Studies That Have Consistently Shown That Increase In Minimum Wage Improves Standard Of Living, Alleviating Conditions That Lead To Infant Mortality.

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The U.S. FDA Has Approved The First Long-Acting Monthly 2-Shot Drug Combo That Can Replace Daily HIV Pills. The Combo, Called Cabenuva, Comprises Rilpivirine, Sold As Edurant By Johnson & Johnson, And A New Drug, Cabotegravir, From ViiV Healthcare. The Combo Are Given As Separate Shots Once A Month. 2 Months Dosing Is Also Being Tested.

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Scientists May Have Found The Oldest Known Grizzly Bear In Yellowstone. The Male Bear, Age 34, Was Captured In The Summer Of 2020 And Euthanized After Being Caught Preying On Calves, Probably Due To Its Very Few Teeth–A Sign Of Old Age. Scientists, After Euthanization, Found A “168” Mark On The Lip, Given To The Bear In 1989.

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An Extremely Rare Kangaroo, And Probably The Only One Of A Kind In North America, Was Born At The Animal Park In Harpursville, New York. The Kangaroo, Called Cosmo, Is Said To Be Uniquely White Due To A Genetic Condition Called Leucism, Which Causes Loss Of Pigmentation In An Animal Skin Or Fur.

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A Paralyzed Mice, With Spinal Cord Injury, Was Made To Walk After 2-3 Weeks Of Receiving An Innovative Treatment, Which Involves Injecting Designer Protein Into The Brain To Stimulate The Paralyzed Nerve Cells To Establish Neural Link That Was Considered, Until Now, Irreparable In Mammals. A Lot More Testing Is Needed Before Use On Humans.

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