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Scientists Discovered The World’s Largest Coral, Over 100 Ft Long And 300 Years Old, In The SW Pacific Ocean Near Solomon Islands. Unlike A Reef With Many Colonies, This Single Coral Has Grown Continuously For Centuries. Visible From Space, It Contains Nearly 1 Billion Polyps. Despite Resilience, It Remains Vulnerable To Climate Change And Human Threats.

The World’s Most Expensive Fossil And Also The Most Complete Stegosaurus Skeleton Ever Found, Named Apex, Will Be On Display At The American Museum Of Natural History In New York For The Next 4 Years. This 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Which Spans 11 Feet (3.3 Meters) Tall And 27 Feet (8.2 Meters) Nose To Tail Was Bought For $44.6 Million.

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Norway’s £36bn Rogfast Tunnel, Opening In 2033, Will Be The World’s Longest & Deepest Road Tunnel At 16.8 Miles & 1,300 Feet Deep, Connecting Randaberg And Bokn. It Will Halve E39 Highway Travel Time From 21 To 11 Hrs, With A 35-Mins Drive Through The Tunnel. Currently, The 15-Mile Norway‘s Lærdal Tunnel Is The World’s Longest Road Tunnel.

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Scientists Have Discovered Terastiodontosaurus Marcelosanchezi, The Largest Known Worm Lizard, From Fossils In Tunisia. This Reptile, Over 3Ft Long & 50 Myr-Old, Had Strong Jaws & Fed On Snails. Unlike Modern Burrowers, It Likely Lived On The Surface. It’s Closely Related To The Checkerboard Worm Lizard, Both Of The Trogonophids Family.

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Scientists Have Created “Nanopasta,” The World’s Thinnest Strands Of Material, 200x Slimmer Than Human Hair, From Starch-Rich Flour Using An Electrospinning Method. The Sustainable, Scalable, & Biodegradable Nanofibers Could Revolutionize, E.G., Wound Healing, Tissue Regeneration, & Drug Delivery While Promoting Eco-Friendly Innovation.

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A Teenager In British Columbia Is The First Person In Canada To Test Positive For Bird Flu (H5N1). The Teen Is In Critical Condition At A Children’s Hospital. The Source Of The Infection Is Under Investigation, Likely From A Bird Or Animal. Human Cases Are Rare, But Scientists Worry About Potential Mutation For Human-To-Human Transmission.

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For The First Time Since Its Discovery In 1854, Scientists Found A Juvenile Arthropleura Fossil With A Complete Head In France. CT Scans Revealed, E.G., Millipede-Like Antennas, Centipede-Like Mandibles, & Crab-Like Eyes. Arthropleura, A 300-Myr-Old Ancestor Of Centipedes & Millipedes, Was The Largest Bug On Earth And Likely A Plant Eater.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) Metal 3D Printer, Developed By Airbus & Partners, Successfully Printed The First Ever Metal Part In Space, In August 2024, At The ISS. The Printed Parts Will Be Analyzed In Europe. This Technology Will Enhance Mission Autonomy For Future Moon & Mars Explorations, Allowing For On-Demand Part Manufacturing.

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US Cyclist Lael Wilcox Claimed The Record For Fastest Woman To Circumnavigate The Globe By Bike In ~108 Days, Pending Guinness Verification. She Cycled 29,169 Km Across 21 Countries & 4 Continents, Starting And Ending In Chicago, Beating Scotland’s Jenny Graham’s 2018 Record Of ~124 Days. Indian Cyclist Vedangi Kulkarni Is Also Attempting The Record.

iRonCub3, Developed By The Italian Institute Of Technology, Is The World’s First Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot. Weighing 70 Kg, It Flies Using 4 Jet Engines—2 On Its Back And 2 On Its Arms. Equipped With Advanced Control Algorithms And Heat-Resistant Materials, iRonCub3 Could One Day Assist In Natural Disaster Rescue Missions Or Reach Inaccessible Areas.