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Is the Rise in Dating App Use to Blame for Record Number of STD Cases in California?

More Californians were diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis in 2017 than ever before, marking the third year in a row that the state’s STD cases hit a record high, reports the LA Times. The trend is mirrored nationwide, where STDs have been rising for five years. Experts blame the increases on falling condom use, fewer public health clinics and […]
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Worms Frozen in Permafrost 42,000-Years Ago when Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Planet have been Brought Back to Life

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Worms frozen in permafrost for 42,000-years have sprung back to life, scientists say. Experts managed to revive the two roundworms after thawing the ice that had imprisoned them since the era of woolly mammoths. Currently the nematodes, both believed to be female, are the oldest living animals on the planet. The nematodes were coaxed back to life in a Petri […]
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Is there Life on Mars? Scientists Have Discovered Huge Lake Beneath South Pole of the Red Planet

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Scientists have uncovered ‘a stable body of liquid water’ on Mars, in what some are calling a “game changer” in the search for alien life. Reported in the journal Science, researchers led by Dr Roberto Orosei from the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF) in Rome say they have found a vast reservoir of water beneath the south pole of Mars. So […]
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464 Earthquakes in One Week in Yellowstone National Park Last Week

Yellowstone National Park, MT/WY/ID has been pounded by earthquakes recently.  A swarm of 464 earthquakes between June 12th and June 19th. On June 15th, Yellowstone saw a 4.5-magnitude earthquake. “The epicenter of the shock was located in Yellowstone National Park, eight miles north-northeast of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. The earthquake was [reportedly] felt in the towns of West […]
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NASA: “Mega-Canyons” Discovered Beneath Glaciers of Greenland Never Seen by Humans

Glaciers generally move slow.  Greenland’s glaciers have been moving extremely fast (up to 11-miles per year).  The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier (aka Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier) in Greenland is the fastest flowing glacier in the world. Why? NASA decided to investigate the topography beneath the glaciers of Greenland with radio frequencies to find answers.  Michael Cooper and colleagues from Bristol’s School of Geographical […]
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