Melting Arctic ice may be spreading a deadly virus among marine mammals
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A new study has revealed that a deadly virus known to affect marine mammal species is connected with ice melt occurring in the Arctic. Based on 15…
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Near-normal erections, orgasms reported by penis transplant patient
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: More than a year since a veteran had genital transplantation, the patient reported that he feels whole as he regained functions of his new body parts. According…
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Worms found in a California woman’s eye after a trail run
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A 68-year-old California woman was found to be infected with a parasitic worm in her eye after coming from a trail run. Case authors of a new…
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Watch these rats drive tiny cars to get their food
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Scientists have taught rats how to drive tiny cars by luring them with food rewards. The rodents have learned how to stand on the car floor and…
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Quiet fault in southern California now slipping
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A new study found that the wave of powerful earthquakes that rocked Southern California in July caused a nearby fault in motion. The study reports that the surface…
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Tiger injured by a poacher’s trap will be world’s first to be given a prosthetic limb
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A male tiger that was rescued after being severely injured in a poacher’s trap will be the first big cat ever to be fitted with a prosthetic limb….
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Woman ‘would never have known’ she had breast cancer if not for photo at tourist attraction
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A tourist attraction’s camera picked up on a British tourist’s cancer — allowing her to promptly act on it. The thermal camera at Camera Obscura & World…
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Japan Imported Ebola And Four Other Deadly Pathogens To Prepare For Potential Olympic Outbreak
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Ahead of the Olympic games in Japan next summer, the country decided to prepare diagnostic tests for potential outbreaks — by importing the Ebola virus and four…
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“The world’s most fertile woman” banned from having more babies after giving birth 44 times
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A Ugandan mother who has given birth to 44 children — including four sets of twins, five sets of triplets and five quadruplets — has been banned by doctors…
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‘Cult’ Master Forces Man To Inject Silicone Into His Scrotum Leading to His Death
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Linda Chapman filed a lawsuit in September against cult ‘master’ Dylan Hafertepen and his ‘pups’ over the death of her son Tank Hafertepen in October 2018. Chapman claims…
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