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Study suggests culture vultures age better

Study suggests culture vultures age better

By Stephen Beech Arty types age better, suggests a new study. Culture vultures who regularly take part in arts and culture activities — such as reading, listening to music or visiting a museum or gallery — may slow the pace of their biological aging, according to the findings. Researchers from University College

Mystery of ‘golden orb’ found at bottom of ocean finally solved

Mystery of ‘golden orb’ found at bottom of ocean finally solved

By Dean Murray A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of a "golden orb" found at the bottom of the ocean has been solved. A team from the U.S. government's NOAA Ocean Exploration department was left confused and excited by the sighting in 2023.

Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease

Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease

By Stephen Beech African elephants are increasingly vulnerable to disease due to inbreeding, reveals a major new study. Evidence of genetic mutations was discovered in isolated populations of the iconic species in the largest genomic mapping of the continent's elephants. An international research team analyzed 232 whole genomes

Nancy Guthrie Update: Expert Names ‘Most Likely’ Source of Suspect’s DNA

As the search for Nancy Guthrie and her suspected abductors continues, DNA expert and genetic genealogist CeCe Moore has an idea of where the investigators should zero in. In a new interview with NewsNation, Moore said that investigators could return to Guthrie home near Tucson, Arizona — from which Nancy, mother

Nancy Guthrie Update: DNA Breakthrough Could Solve Case

More than two months after Nancy Guthrie‘s disappearance, officials still have no suspects in the puzzling case. But DNA expert CeCe Moore suggests that progress could be made if authorities return to Nancy’s home to retrieve more DNA samples. Prior samples taken from Nancy’s home were “mixed”

Research reveals crocodiles swam thousands of miles to survive

Research reveals crocodiles swam thousands of miles to survive

By Stephen Beech Saltwater crocodiles swam thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean to survive, new research suggests. Accounts from early expeditions to the Seychelles more than 250 years ago described the deadly predators as common along the coasts of the archipelago. But after the first settlers established a permanent

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it. Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed