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Three more bodies have been found after a tourist boat capsized in northern Vietnam’s famous Ha Long Bay, raising the death toll to at least 38. The bodies of three crew members, trapped inside the cabin, had been found, the Department of National Defence Search and Rescue said on Sunday. Among the confirmed dead are

Dutch rider Thymen Arensman won the Tour de France’s toughest stage after a long solo effort over mammoth climbs but Tadej Pogacar increased his overall lead on Sunday AEST. Arensman, who rides for Ineos-Grenadiers, posted the biggest victory of his career. After crossing the finish line in the deep fog enveloping the ski resort of

Key Takeaways on Placental Mammals Placental mammals have a placenta, an organ that develops during gestation and bridges mother and fetus. The placenta provides nutrients to the fetus to develop in the womb, protecting the baby from the outside world until they are fully developed. While we don’t know the first placental mammal for sure

If you’ve ever struggled to keep up in spin class or wondered why sprint training feels extra brutal, you might be right to blame it on your genes — or more precisely, your ancient cousins’ genes. A new study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the Okinawa Institute of Science and

What was it like to live in ancient Egypt during an era of sweeping change? Although we can’t put ourselves in the shoes of ancient Egyptians, we at least know how one of them may have lived now that a whole genome from ancient Egypt has been sequenced for the first time.  A study recently

Key Takeaways on Living Fossils The most famous living fossil lis a fish called the coelacanth. It was once thought to be extinct. However, the fish hasn’t changed in over 400 million years. Charles Darwin coined the term “living fossil” in his book On the Origin of Species. The idea and classification of living fossils

Fireflies light up the night to attract mates, but attraction may not be about being flashy; it could also be about who smells the best.  New research published in BMC Genomics looks at the genetics of the common eastern firefly ( Photinus pyralis ) and found that besides bioluminescent flashes, fireflies may also be using

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