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A serious rodent-borne illness with no available treatment has recently surfaced in the U.S., causing multiple deaths and triggering health advisories. The disease, known as hantavirus, is transmitted to humans from rodents through exposure to their urine, saliva, or feces. This transmission occurs when individuals come into contact with these viral droplets, often from handling contaminated materials.

Rat-Borne Disease Without Cure Spreads To Humans, Claims Four Lives

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Primates can detect faces out of the corner of their eyes with incredible speed via a newly discovered brain circuit.
Brain scans suggest when rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) catch something in their peripheral vision, the blurry mess is categorized as a face or an object in under 40 milliseconds, even before the animals turn their gaze to get a proper, discriminating look.



					
			

The rapid transfer of information occurs through an evolutionarily ancient 'shortcut' known as the superior colliculus, which travels from the eyes to an early part of the visual cortex and onto a part of the midbrain. The circuit is...

Scientists Discover a Face-Detection Circuit in The Brains of Primates


Simulations of  Mercury's childhood suggest the runt of the Solar System may have inherited a fortune in the form of a 15-kilometer (9-mile) thick layer of solid diamond.
Sandwiched between the core and the mantle hundreds of miles beneath the surface of a world that orbits within a whisker of our blazing hot Sun, the hypothetical bonanza is decidedly safe from any future spacefaring heists.



					
			

But the findings could have implications for the development of rocky planets like Mercury, and possibly explain a thing or two about the tiny planet's mysteriously persistent magnetic field.
A team of scientists from research institutes in...

A Fortune of Hidden Diamonds Could Be Concealed Inside Mercury

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New bacteria design reduces mosquito attraction by up to 64.4% and lasts over a week.

Scientists gene engineer living mosquito repellent from human skin bacteria


As if komodo dragons weren't amazing enough, these giant lizards literally have teeth of iron.
A new study of these formidable predators' chompers has revealed concentrated deposits of iron along the serrated tearing edges and the tips of their teeth, helping to keep them razor-sharp for tearing the flesh from the prey they devour.



					
			

Although many vertebrates have iron enhancements in their teeth, komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) and other similar species with serrated teeth, called ziphodonts, represent the most striking examples found to date.
In fact, so much iron is concentrated along the sharp edges of komodo teeth that they are tinted orange.
Never...

Komodo Dragon Teeth Have Iron Caps For Sharpness, Scientists Discover

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Travel Norie recently stated that the BUBONIC PLAGUE began to strike, fearing into the hearts of locals after a case was confirmed on Tuesday, July 9th. The US, including the state of Texas, will need to be very attentive to the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague, especially after health officials are investigating the cases now across the country. Recently, New Mexico and Oregon confirmed that two cases of the plague had happened in their states in March and February.

BEWARE: Texas Is Warned About DEADLY Bubonic Plague Spreading

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Two children who attended a Liverpool primary school which was battling an outbreak of an infectious stomach bug have died.The pair, five and six, were pupils at Millstead Primary School, in Everton, Merseyside, which closed last month over the Giardia outbreak.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the causes of the deaths of the two children have not been confirmed but that they are “unlikely to be due to Giardia”.The headteacher said the school community was “devastated” after their recent deaths and that both children “filled their classes with joy”.But what is Giardiasis? The Independent takes a look below.What is...

What is Giardia? The stomach bug parasite outbreak which shut down a Liverpool primary school

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Bacterial infections have a fix. Get the right antibiotic and the correct course of treatment, and you’ll kill the bacteria and stop the illness. That’s how it should work in theory. In practice, bacteria are trying to survive and have started developing antibiotic resistance. That can endanger lives, with the World Health Organization (WHO) calling bacterial resistance “one of the top global public health and development threats.”
The WHO said in a report last November that antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, was directly responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 and contributed to 4.95 million deaths. The World Bank estimates...

New drug could make bacterial resistance ‘nearly impossible’

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The mortality rate can be as high as 40%.

Man Dies After Contracting Ebola-Like Tick-Borne Disease

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Health safety is a big factor when traveling, even if it doesn’t always come up in conversation. While people may assume that they are always safe when abroad, that may not always be the case. Going to unfamiliar places sometimes means encountering unfamiliar illnesses or health risks. This is something to be conscious of, especially since illnesses can have scary symptoms, have variants, and resurge. One example is the recently confirmed case of a sickness from the early Renaissance era in the United States, the bubonic plague.

Health Officials Are Investigating A Case Of The Bubonic Plague In The US

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Brazilian researchers analyzed 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) off Rio de Janeiro's coast for this study.

Sharks are getting high on cocaine due to drug-contaminated water in Brazil


There's still some scientific debate over when exactly complex life forms appeared on Earth, and the latest research suggests previous estimates need to be revised – by about 1.5 billion years, in fact.



					
			

That's based on a new analysis of marine sedimentary rocks in the Franceville Basin off the west coast of Africa that were deposited some 2.1 billion years ago.
The general consensus is that animals first showed up around 635 million years ago. Now, an international team of researchers has discovered that the rock samples indicate increased phosphorus and oxygen in the seawater, which has previously been linked to accelerations...

Complex Life on Earth May Be 1.5 Billion Years Older Than We Thought

The hazardous chemicals baked into magic mushroom chocolates have reportedly killed two individuals and sent dozens more to the hospital. As a result, Diamond Shruumz products have been recalled and consumers were advised to avoid any candy from the brand. The US Food and Drug Association recalled all Diamond Shruumz products from its Microdosing Chocolate Bars to Infused Cones to Mega-Dose/Extreme Gummies.

Urgent warning as two dead and dozens in hospital 'after eating magic mushroom chocolates'

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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"Doug Emhoff, Mr. President is Jewish. He's Jewish like Bernie Sanders is Jewish. Are you kidding me? He's a crappy Jew,” Rosenberg declared.
The post Trump Agrees With Conservative Radio Host That Kamala Harris’s Husband is a ‘Crappy’ and ‘Horrible Jew’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Trump Agrees With Conservative Radio Host That Kamala Harris’s Husband is a ‘Crappy’ and ‘Horrible Jew’


Brazilian sharpnose sharks swimming in South America's coastal waters have been found to have significant levels of cocaine and its metabolites in their system, according to a team of researchers in Brazil.



					
			

Unlike Hollywood's depictions of coked-up predators on drug-fueled rampages, the effects of the illicit stimulant on key species in the marine food chain could be less obvious yet far more concerning.
The team, led by environmental scientist Gapriel de Farias Araujo from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Brazil, found high concentrations of cocaine in every one of the 13 juvenile and young adult Brazilian sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) they tested.
They...

'Cocaine Sharks' Discovered in Brazil Raise Alarm Over Ocean Pollution

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A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

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Does 90 percent of our money have traces of cocaine on it? What about fecal matter and viruses?. Whether this is the first time you're hearing this or not, these are proven facts that are actually kind of mind-blowing (pardon the pun). We know our money is absolutely filthy and...

Exactly How Much Cocaine and Other Grossness Is on our Money?

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A Hidden Defense Inside Llamas Could Be The Secret to Fighting HIV


Llamas – those bored-looking, slow-munching camelids from South America – are prized for their wool and leather. Yet beneath their fur and skin, these domesticated pack...

A Hidden Defense Inside Llamas Could Be The Secret to Fighting HIV

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