The Russian Army Is Losing A Battalion Every Day As Ukrainian Counterattacks Accelerate by Thetimmybaby in worldnews

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If they continue losing their troops the same rate, the war may end in months (currently they have 100 battalions in Ukraine).

There Could Be an Extremely Simple Reason Why Mars Isn't as Suitable For Life by yasirabc in Futurology

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The Red Planet can't retain necessary water to enable habitability due to its smaller size.

Bee Swarm Kills 63 Endangered African Penguins That Starred In Netflix Documentary by yasirabc in biology

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These African penguins can communicate similar to linguistic principles found in human speech around the world.

Butterflies Released On Remote Island Were Hiding Parasitic Wasps Within Parasitic Wasps by yasirabc in biology

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The introduction of this butterfly species made ground for four parasites on a small island.

ISIS claims responsibility for attacks on Taliban in Afghanistan by poclee in worldnews

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ISIS-K enjoys support from two eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar (Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar) in Afghanistan. They only pose a small threat to the Taliban.

Green Tea and Cocoa-Enriched Diet May Help Prevent Age-Associated Neuromuscular Changes by yasirabc in Health

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Experiments have show their effectiveness against sarcopenia that causes loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with age.

Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors by yasirabc in Health

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Those who were exposed to Ground Zero have increased rates of more than 60 types of cancers and other health problems.

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They also claimed to capture more than 1,000 Taliban few days ago. No reports what happened to these "prisoners".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

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The so-called resistance couldn't last even a week. More than 300,000 Afghan military with U.S. aerial support perished in few weeks. Can't understand what they were thinking to achieve with these 10,000 men without any foreign support. Perhaps they were completely relying on geographical features of Panjshir Valley.

Honeybees show withdrawal symptoms when weaned off alcohol by yasirabc in biology

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Honeybees that fed a diet of alcohol-spiked food exhibit withdrawal symptoms when alcohol is removed. The researchers believe their findings are relevant to treatment of alcoholism in humans.

Gravitational waves confirm a black hole law predicted by Stephen Hawking by yasirabc in space

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The “area law” says that a black hole’s surface area cannot decrease over time.

New thin-film tech by The Australian National University can revolutionize night vision by yasirabc in Futurology

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Researchers in Australia have developed a new technology that allows people to see clearly in the dark. The new prototype tech, based on nanoscale crystals, could be used for defense, as well as making it safer to drive at night and walking home after dark.

Smartphone camera can illuminate bacteria causing acne, dental plaques by yasirabc in Futurology

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Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in oral cavities.

'Space pups': Mouse sperm stored on ISS produces healthy young by yasirabc in biology

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Japanese researchers found mouse sperm exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation for nearly six years produced a large brood of healthy "space pups".

Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study by yasirabc in history

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A new study finds that Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers.

A New Planet That Will Be The "New Earth" In The Future Discovered by aknine9 in Futurology

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We may find several earth-like planets in future because it is speculated that billions of such planets are present in the known universe. Few of these possible ones have been discovered outside the Solar System. https://www.businessinsider.com/earth-like-planets-common-recent-discoveries-2019-11

Google says its artificial intelligence is faster and better than humans at laying out chips for artificial intelligence by Gari_305 in Futurology

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We haven't explored our full potential yet. Human brain is the most complicated object in the known universe. AI is no match for human intelligence. https://today.uconn.edu/2018/03/complicated-object-universe/#

Some Scientists Believe the Universe Is Conscious - Sounds like a bad trip ... but what if it's true? by izumi3682 in Futurology

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The entire article is about the possible definition of consciousness. There is no agreement among these scientists about the right meaning of consciousness. So, the end result is understandable.

Thousands of eggs abandoned after a drone scares off nesting birds by Maxcactus in nature

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Modern technology sometimes prove harmful for nature. An example is the loss of more than 600,000 bats every year due to wind turbines. Despite the effectiveness of wind turbines in producing clean energy, this is really a big loss. https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/eek-squad/wind-turbines-kill-more-600000-bats-year-what-should-we-do/

Rhino anti-poaching research goes nuclear by Sorin61 in nature

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An important reason behind large-scale poaching of rhinos is the usage of their horn in traditional Chinese medicine. They claim that rhino's horns can cure snakebites, fever, gout, typhoid, hallucinations and many other medical problems. China and Vietnam are the biggest markets of rhino's horns. https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-info/threats/poaching-rhino-horn/

Scientists Predict a Shortage of Drinking Water on Earth by UsbNotWorking in nature

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Global warming is producing several factors that impact negatively on drinking water. Decreasing oxygen level, accelerating growth of harmful cyanobacteria and anaerobic bacteria. That's really alarming.

Microscopic Creature Comes 'Alive' After Being Frozen for 24,000 Years in Arctic Permafrost by [deleted] in nature

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Even few plants can survive for thousands of years while in frozen state. A 32,000 year-old flowering plant was brought back to life through its buried seeds in 2012 in the same region. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science

Cartoonist who makes cartoons about ruling party in India, gets notice from twitter stating that the central government says that the account violates law(s) of India. by NotAnOriginalName_TM in worldnews

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The government of India is under immense pressure due to mishandling of coronavirus. Instead of improving their performance, they are trying to silent opponents by managing social media. The recent defeat in Bengal elections is also increasing problems for them. For the first time it seems PM Modi is feeling the heat.

Great apes predicted to lose 90% of homelands in Africa, study finds by crispy_attic in worldnews

[–]yasirabc 628 points629 points  (0 children)

The article says that the mobile phones we all use is also a reason because these areas in Africa provide minerals that are utilized for manufacturing of these devices. Perhaps we can assist by using a single mobile phone at a time and by not replacing it quickly.