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June 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 1st known human case of H5N2 bird flu kills person in Mexico A person in Mexico caught the world's first laboratory-confirmed case of H5N2 bird flu in humans and died of the infection. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (Ludovic Orlando) Humans didn't domesticate horses until 4,200 years ago — a millennium later than thought Ancient DNA of nearly 500 horses reveals that humans didn't domesticate them until 2200 B.C., 1,000 years later than we previously thought. Read More PLANET EARTH (LAUREN BIRGENHEIER, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH) Rare-earth elements could be hidden inside coal mines Rare earth elements are necessary for modern technology, including green energy, but they only come from a few sources around the globe. New research has discovered them hiding in coal mines in the U.S. Read More BIOLOGY (frank60/Shutterstock) We aren't evolving fast enough to keep up with changes in culture Social media, city life and even our sweet tooth can affect stress levels, health and even how many children we have. Read More PHYSICS & MATH (NASA/JPL-Caltech) What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable? The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton's day. But what is it, why is it so hard to solve and is the sci-fi series of the same name really possible? Read More TECHNOLOGY (Kinga Krzeminska via Getty Images) Razor-thin silk 'dampens noise by 75%' — could be game-changer for sound-proofing homes and offices Researchers have engineered a silk fabric that can suppress noise by either generating sound waves that interfere with the noise or by blocking vibrations that are key to the transmission of sound. Read More POLL QUESTION Which way does Earth spin? (Learn the answer here.) Clockwise Counterclockwise

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