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Belgian Firm, Jan De Nul, Launched Fleeming Jenkin, The World’s Largest Cable-Layer With 28k-Ton Cap (2x Cap. Of Prior Largest Vessel). From 2026, It Will Lay Over 2,800km Of Cables In The North Sea For Europe’s 2GW Offshore Wind Program, Enabling Connections That Transmit 2x Electricity. Its Twin, William Thomson, Shares The Same Mission.

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Researchers Found That Injecting Reduced HMGB1 Protein From An Oxygen-Free Env. Can Trigger Aging In Healthy Human And Mice Cells, Causing Them To Stop Dividing & Deteriorate. Older Adults’ Blood Has More Of This Reduced HMGB1, Suggesting Aging May Spread Via Blood Signals & Not Just Within Cells, Opening Doors For Anti-Aging Therapies.

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GAF Energy, The Creators Of The World’s First Nailable Solar Shingles (NSS), Launched Timberline Solar ES 2. This Upgraded NSS Offers 23% More Power (57W/Shingle), A Sleek ¼-Inch Depth, Faster Installation, Compatibility With Traditional GAF Shingles, And Wind Resistance Up To 130 Mph—Redefining Renewable Roofing With Style And Efficiency.

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Researchers Found, In Ecuador‘s Rainforest, The World’s Largest Snake– A Green Anaconda Of Species Eunectes Akiyama, Which Split From Its Relatives, Eunectes Murinus, 10m Yrs Ago. Despite Identical Looks, Genetic Analysis Revealed A New Species. This Find Was Made During A Study Of Anacondas As A Key Indicator For Ecosystem Health Due To Oil Spillage.

Researchers Reversed The Ageing Process In Middle-Aged And Elderly Mice By Using A Gene Therapy. The Researchers Were Able To Reset Mice Cells To More Youthful States, Within A 7 To 10 Months Period, By Injecting Them With Molecules Called The Yamanaka Transcription Factors. A Safer Therapy Could Be Used Against Human Age-Related Diseases.

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InSight, Based On Mars Quake Data, Has Provided The Best Glimpse Of Mars Interior, Indicating The Core Comprises Liquid Nickel-Iron, And Is Larger Than Previously Thought, 2,230–2320 Miles Wide, And Probably Less Dense. While The Lithosphere, With Thicker Crust, Is Similar But ~ 56 Miles Thicker Than Earth’s, And Lacks Tectonic Plates.

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Researchers May Have Proven An Alternative Method Of Breathing Oxygen Via The Anus/Bottom. They Discovered That Severe Oxygen-Deprived Animals, Like In Mice And Pigs, Could Absorb Oxygen From Oxygen-Rich Liquid Squirted Into Their Rectums. This Alternative Would Be Most Welcome If It’s Practical In Patients With Severe Lungs Disease.

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US Gov. Has Approved The Largest Offshore Wind Project, In The US, As Part Of Its Goal To Tackle Climate Change By Harnessing Enough Clean Renewable Energy To Power 400,000 Massachusetts Homes Every Year. The $2.8 B Project, known as Vineyard Wind 1, Comprising 62 Turbines, Is Expected To Begin In 2020, And Will Supply Clean Energy By 2023.

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Scientists May Have Discovered, In Ecuador, A New Species Of Ant, Called Strumigenys Ayersthey, Belonging To One Of The Most Diverse Ant Genera, Strumigenys. And This New Ant Discovery May Be The First In The World To Be Given A Gender Neutral Scientific Name. Unlike Conventional Names That End With Either -ae For Females And -i For Males.

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Researchers Have Determined That The India Jumping Ant Is The First Known Insect Capable of Shrinking (By 20%) And Increasing Its Brain Size. The Ants Are Said To Decrease Their Brain Size In A Bid To Become Queen, Conserving Their Brain Energy For Reproduction. They, However, Increase Their Brain Size To Normal If Their Bid Fails.

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