Read more about the article Waste Sent Back To Austria For Checks After Claims It Was Illegally Shipped To Malaysia
Illustrative image of a plastic waste landfill in Malaysia. (Newsflash)
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Waste Sent Back To Austria For Checks After Claims It Was Illegally Shipped To Malaysia

One hundred tonnes of plastic waste that Greenpeace said was illegally dumped in Malaysia has been shipped back to Austria for officials to investigate. The samples sent for analysis arrived in the Austrian town of Enns on 22nd February. The 28 sealed containers had 100 tonnes (220,462 lbs) of waste,…

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March 23, 2021
Read more about the article Stuttgart Zoo To Breed Cheetahs To Help Prevent Extinction
New entry Niara pokes her head out of the indoor enclosure for the very first time and looks at her new outdoor area in the Wilhelma Zoo in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. (Wilhelma Stuttgart/Newsflash)
Animals

Stuttgart Zoo To Breed Cheetahs To Help Prevent Extinction

A German zoo has announced plans for a special breeding programme for cheetahs in danger of becoming extinct. The plans were announced by the Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden in the city of Stuttgart in the south-western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. According to an official press release obtained by Newsflash,…

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March 23, 2021
Read more about the article Austrian Simpsons Fanatic To Sell Rare Home Collection For EUR 40K
'The Simpsons' collection owned by Christian Seywald from the town of Adnet in Austria, consists of 3,400 items and is being sold for EUR 40,000. (Newsflash)
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Austrian Simpsons Fanatic To Sell Rare Home Collection For EUR 40K

An Austrian ‘The Simpsons’ fanatic who collected memorabilia in a dedicated part of his house for years has decided to sell the lot for EUR 40,000. Christian Seywald, 38, who is a huge fan of the long-running American animated series, has over 3,400 items displayed at his home in the…

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March 23, 2021
Read more about the article German Man Slices Off Private Parts With Folding Razor After Smoking Cannabis
An illustrative picture of the city of Mainz, the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate state in Germany, where a 47-year-old man cut his penis off under the influence of drugs. (Newsflash)
Accidents

German Man Slices Off Private Parts With Folding Razor After Smoking Cannabis

A German man has reportedly sliced off his own penis with a folding razor while under the influence of cannabis. The 47-year-old man called the emergency services in Mainz, capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, shortly before midnight earlier this week to inform them about the incident. Paramedics and…

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March 22, 2021
Read more about the article Single-Cell Slimy Mould Remembers Food Locations Without A Brain
The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell that has been called intelligent because of its sophisticated capabilities to adapt its tubular network to changing food supplies, and now, researchers have found out that this is due to being able to form a memory - even without having a nervous system. (Nico Schramma, MPIDS/Newsflash)
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Single-Cell Slimy Mould Remembers Food Locations Without A Brain

A single-celled slimy mould that can remember food locations without a nervous system has been discovered by German scientists. A recent collaboration between researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation (MPIDS) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) said that the slimy mould exhibits intelligent behaviour without…

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March 22, 2021