Soyal Khan

Finland, For The 4th Year In A Row, Based On Gallup World Poll Data That Focused On The Relationship Btw Wellbeing And Covid-19, Has Been Named The Year 2021 World’s Happiest Country. Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, And The Netherlands Came 2nd, 3rd, 4th, And 5th Respectively. The US, UK, And Australia Came 14th, 18th, And 12th Respectively.

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A 4-Year Archaeological Project Has Led To The Discovery Of A New Set Of Dead Sea Scroll, The First Of Such Find In 60 Years. The Scrolls, Found In The West Bank, Are Portions Of The Book Of The 12 Minor Prophets. Also Uncovered Is A 10,500-Year-Old Basket, Which Israeli Authorities Say Could Be The World’s Oldest Basket.

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A Study, In A First Of Its Kind, Is Indicating That Conotoxins, From Venomous Cone Snail, Has Potential For Developing Novel Anti-Adhesion Treatment For Severe Malaria Like P. Falciparum. Conotoxins Could Disrupt Protein-Protein And Protein-Polysaccharide Interactions That Directly Contribute To Malaria, And Possibly To AIDS And COVID-19.

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Researchers May Have Discovered A Meteorite Derived From A Planet At Its Early Stage Of Formation. The Meteorite, Named Erg Chech 002 (EC 002), Said To Be Older Than Earth, Was Found In The Sahara Desert. EC 002 Is The “Oldest Known Extra-Terrestrial Lava” On Earth And May Offer Glimpse Of Planetary Formation In The Early Solar System.

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Japanese Researchers Discovered That Sea Slugs Could Decapitate Their Heads And Still Survive, Even To The Extent, For Some, Of Regenerating A New Body That Includes A Heart And Digestive System—Body Parts That Are Essential To Human Survival. But The Regeneration Only Applies To The Younger Ones, As The Older Ones Eventually Died.

One Of The World’s Rarest And Critically Endangered Toad, Atelopus Varius, Was, For The First Time, Bred In Captivity. Scientists, Were Able To Mimic, In Captivity, The Natural Conditions That Are Similar To Where The Toads Lives In The Central American Rainforests Of Panama And Costa Rica, Such As Lighting, Temp., And Water Levels.

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Pope Francis Made A Historic First-Ever Papal Visit To Iraq On The 5th Of March, 2021. The Vist Also Marks The First International Travel For The Pope Since The Coronavirus Pandemic Began. His Trip Will Seek Peace And Reconciliation In A Country With Extraordinary Biblical History, A Surging Coronavirus Outbreak, And Ongoing Political Turmoil.

Wisdom, A Laysan Albatrosses Of At Least 70 Years Old, Birthed A Chick In Feb. Of 2021 In Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge—Home To The World’s Largest Albatross Colony. This Birthing Makes Her The World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird To Birth A Chick. The US Fish And Wildlife Service Estimates That Wisdom May Have Mothered At Least 30–36 Chicks.

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Nature Conservationists In Australia Are Planning To Build The World’s First Duck-Billed Platypus Refuge, As The Animal Hinges On The Verge Of Extinction Due To Bushfires and Drought. The Refuge Is Expected To Accommodate About 65 Platypus, Especially In Times Of Crisis. The Refuge Would Also Help To Better Understand The Animal, To Ensure Its Future.

Archeologist, For The First Time, Have Unearthed A Unique Carriage For Festive Activities In Ancient Pompeii. The Four-wheeled Carriage, Comprising Iron, Bronze, And Tin, Was Found, ~700 Metres North Of Ancient Pompeii Walls, Near The Stables Of An Ancient Villa At Civita Giuliana. This Discovery Will Shed More Light On Ancient Pompeii.

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