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Researchers Say Animals Are Literally ‘Shapeshifting’ To Adapt To Climate Change
Researchers say that animals are “shapeshifting” parts of their bodies to adapt to the rising temperatures from climate change. A new study by Deakin University found that over the last 100 years, warm-blooded animals like birds and mammals have gradually increased the parts of their body that help them not die from overheating. When an…
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NASA Confirms Perseverance Has Collected Its First Piece of Mars (For Real This Time)
NASA has confirmed that its Perseverance rover has officially collected and stored its first sample of rock from the surface of Mars.
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A Woman’s IUD Left Inside for 20 Years Was Covered by Bacteria That Caused Serious Infection
An intrauterine device (IUD) left in a woman for more than 20 years may have contributed to a nasty infection that sent her to the emergency room, doctors in Japan reported this week. The long-expired birth control device was found surrounded by bacteria that caused her months of fever and abdominal pain. Once the woman…
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Our Efforts To Fix The Ozone Layer Are Slowly Working
Our efforts to reduce depletion of the ozone layer are working and here’s how that is expected to impact the planet.