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"1st known human case of H2N2 bird flu kills person in Mexico."

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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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"'She is old':  One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years."

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June 4, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (Yellowstone Wolf and Cougar Project) 'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years Wolf 907F recently gave birth to her 10th litter of pups, which researchers say is likely a Yellowstone National Park record. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (Philip Riris et al.; Antiquity Publications Ltd) 2,000-year-old rock art, including nearly 140-foot-long snake, may mark ancient territories in Colombia, Venezuela Archaeologists used cameras and drones to fully map 14 massive rock art sites scattered across Venezuela and Colombia. Read More SPACE (CCTV) China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2). China has now landed two missions on the moon's mysterious far side. Read More HEALTH (CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) 'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders Certain stretches of ancient viral DNA in the human genome may increase the chances of developing three neuropsychiatric disorders. Read More Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms (Design Pics Editorial / Contributor via Getty Images) This infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory symptoms, but not the first H5N1 case in the world to do so.  Full Story: Live Science (6/4)  ANIMALS (FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no clues Despite numerous tests, experts still can't figure out why smalltooth sawfish in Florida are dying in such a strange way — spinning, thrashing and beaching themselves. Read More POLL QUESTION What is the loudest animal on Earth? (Learn the answer here.) Sperm whale Lion Blue whale A snapping shrimp species

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The origin and evolution of the Arabica Coffee Plant.

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May 1, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (skaman306 via Getty Images) 2 plants randomly mated up to 1 million years ago to give rise to one of the world's most popular drinks Arabica coffee plant appears to have evolved between 600,000 and 1 million years ago after two other coffee species crossbred in the forests of what is now Ethiopia. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (© 2024 Institute for Advanced Global Studies, University of Tokyo; (CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED)) Villa near Mount Vesuvius may be where Augustus, Rome's 1st emperor, died Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14. Read More SPACE (ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and Abergel (IAS/University Paris-Saclay, CNRS)) James Webb telescope reveals fiery 'mane' of the Horsehead Nebula in spectacular new images Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the star-forming Horsehead Nebula is located 1,300 light-years away in the Orion Constellation. Read More ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula. Read More HEALTH (Image appears courtesy of Elsevier. Copyright Elsevier 2024.) Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer Doctors say it's very unusual to develop a visual impairment as the first symptom of lung cancer. Read More TECHNOLOGY (fhm via Getty Images) 6G speeds hit 100 Gbps in new test — 500 times faster than average 5G cellphones Scientists in Japan have transferred data at 100 gigabits per second in high-frequency wavelength bands over a distance of 330 feet for the first time. Read More DAILY QUIZ When did humans start getting the common cold? (Learn the answer here.) During the Industrial Revolution, around 1750 During the Black Plague, around 1350 During the expansion of the Roman Empire, around A.D. 100 At least 5,000 years ago, when human civilization was born

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