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Scientists Estimate A Timeline, From The Energy Use Model Of Polar Bears, Which Indicates That If Climate Change Isn’t Curbed Soonest, The Arctic Polar Bears Could Go Extinct By 2100. This’s Because Climate Change Will Reduce Sea Ice, Making It Difficult For Polar Bears To Find Food, Like Seals, For Themselves And Their Cubs.

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Scientists, For The First Time, Successfully But Unintentionally Created “The Sturddlefish” From 2 Living But Endangered Fossil Fishes, American Paddlefish And The Russian Sturgeon, That Have Not Evolved Over A Long Time. More Sturddlefish Offsprings Won’t Be Seen In The Wild As They May Be Infertile Due To The Effect Of Crossbreeding.

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Researchers, In The Dark Depths Of The Ocean, Have Discovered, To The Best Of Known Knowledge, 16 Species Of The Blackest Fish In The Ocean–The So-Called “Ultra-Black Fish.” The Fish, Which Absorb More Than 99.5% Of Light To Stay Dark, Are Said To Have Evolved Their Dark Color As A Camouflage For Hiding From Predators. Hmm!

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More Promising News On The Coronavirus Vaccine: The 1,077 People Trial, Conducted By The University Of Oxford, Showed That Their Vaccine Appears Safe And Triggers An Immune Response That Can Fight Coronavirus. Regardless, Larger Trials Are On The Way To Verify The Vaccine Effectiveness. The UK Has Already Ordered 100 Million Vaccine Doses.

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Researchers, After ~30 Years, Have Finally Discovered The Gene, In Chromosome 11, Which Allows The Cape Honey Bees Of S. Africa To Give Birth, Asexually, To Only Females. But This Process Often Leads To Conflict As Worker Bees Fight To Be The Next Queen Mother. This Find Has Important Implications For Sectors Like Agriculture And Biotech.

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Scientists Spotted The Highest Dwelling Mammal In The World, A Mouse, At Height Of ~22,000 Ft. The Mouse Was Captured At The Top Of The Andes Llullaillaco Volcano On The Border Of Chile And Argentina. This Discovery Can Help Understand How Mammals Can Adapt To Harsh Environments. The World’s Deepest Dwelling Animal Has Also Been Spotted.

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Scientists May Have Discovered Bacteria That Feeds On Metal After Suspecting That They Have Existed For More Than A Million Years. The Bacteria, Speculated To Be Found In Tap Water, Was Chanced Upon To Be The First To Use Manganese As An Energy Source. This Find Has Implication For Better Understanding Groundwater And Manganese Nodules.

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The First COVID-19 Experimental Drug In The USA, Created By Moderna Inc. And The National Institutes of Health, Is Set To Advance To The Final Stage After Scientists Discovered That It Responded As Expected And Triggered An Immune Response In People. The Final Test Will Begin Around July 27th, 2020 In A 30,000 Person Study. Nice!

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The COVID-19 Antibodies, Generally Produced In 1- 3 Weeks, According To A Questionable Study, Could Decline Within Months After Coronavirus Infection. The Antibody Response Will Start Declining 20 To 30 Days After Covid-19 Symptoms Emerge. This Study Has Implications For Developing An Effective Vaccine And Protection Against Reinfection.

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Researchers, After Removing Variables Like Population Density, And Covid-19 Response, Discovered That Every 10% Increase In Tuberculosis Vaccination, Using Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), Was Associated With A 10.4% Reduction In Covid-19 Mortality. However, WHO Has Cautioned Against Using BCG, In Combating Covid-19, Until More Is Known.

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