Fish weighing 0.03 ounces reportedly UK’s smallest successful surgery patient
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A couple brought their pet fish, Molly, to the vet after they noticed a lump on its tummy. Vets were able to diagnose the lump as a…
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‘Super Earth:’ Potentially Habitable Planet Discovered 110 Light Years Away
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Research teams from London and Canada have announced findings that water and temperatures that can support life, is found in an exoplanet in the Leo constellation. The…
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Rare, two-headed rattlesnake rescued from a doomed fate in New Jersey
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A rare baby rattlesnake with two heads named Double-Dave was found slithering in a forest area in New Jersey. Named after the two herpetologists whose names are…
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These ‘bee savior cards’ can help revive exhausted bees
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Bumblebees’ high work rate and even higher metabolism put them at constant risk of starvation. Norwich-based inventor Dan Harris created “bee savior cards” so you can help…
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Tooth fillings may one day be replaced by gel that grows tooth enamel
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Scientists have reported a new procedure to regrow human tooth enamel through the use of a gel that contains a clump of calcium phosphate that is the…
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Scuba therapy restores paralyzed man’s motor functions
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: When David Lawrence was told by doctors that his son, David Jr., would never walk again, he strove to search for a therapy that would help his…
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Angler caught an ‘alien-looking’ creature off Alaskan coast
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A strange-looking sea creature was caught off Alaska’s coast has the internet calling it an ‘alien.’ The alien-looking marine animal was reeled in by Sarah Vasser-Alford during a halibut-fishing expedition…
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The Matterhorn is greatly affected by global warming
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: In the wake of rising temperatures, the most recognizably shaped mountain in the Alps is discovered by new research to be crumbling. As reported by the Times,…
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Graphene-lined clothing blocks mosquito bites, prevents deadly diseases
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A type of cloth was discovered by a Brown University study that can effectively stop mosquitos from biting. The experiments which involved counting the number of bites…
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This grandma gets ‘sunglass’ eyeball tattoos to help with light sensitivity
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: After undergoing laser surgery for glaucoma, Mandy Liscombe’s eyes became hypersensitive to light in the process so she turned to ophthalmology surgeon Mario Saldanha. The 63-year-old had…
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