Read more about the article Researchers To Study 119-Year-Old Woman In Bid To Discover Secrets To Longevity And Old Age
Picture shows Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, undated. She is 119 years old resident of Itaperuna, Brazil. (Newsflash)
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Researchers To Study 119-Year-Old Woman In Bid To Discover Secrets To Longevity And Old Age

Researchers are to study this 119-year-old woman in a project to unlock the secrets of longevity and old age. Picture shows Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, undated. She is 119 years old resident of Itaperuna, Brazil. (Newsflash) Dona Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva lives in Itaperuna, in the northwest of…

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March 19, 2024
Read more about the article Croc Conservation Project Facing Massive Overcrowding After Reptiles Stressed By Flooding Lay Too Many Eggs
Outside of the Yalta Crocodilarium, a crocodile farm, which is on the verge of closure due to insufficient space, in Crimea, Ukraine. (Newsflash)
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Croc Conservation Project Facing Massive Overcrowding After Reptiles Stressed By Flooding Lay Too Many Eggs

A crocodile conservation project that has several rare breeds is facing closure due to a lack of space after a flood stressed the reptiles - prompting them to lay a record number of eggs. The Yalta Crocodilarium Project that also has alligators and caimans has been delighting visitors for 10…

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January 29, 2022
Read more about the article 3rd Brown Bear From Conservation Projection Shot By Hunter This Year
The last bear that was killed, Sarousse. (@GobAragon/Newsflash)
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3rd Brown Bear From Conservation Projection Shot By Hunter This Year

A hunter has killed a brown bear that was reintroduced in Spain as part of conservation project making it the third such death this year as locals slam the programme after losing hundreds of sheep to the predators. The female brown bear (Ursus arctos), affectionately named Sarousse, was shot in…

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December 28, 2020
Read more about the article Historical Greats Get A Modern Day Makeover To Show How They Would Look Today
Ludwig van Beethoven. (Becca Saladin/Newsflash)
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Historical Greats Get A Modern Day Makeover To Show How They Would Look Today

These remarkable images show what famous historical figures would have looked like if they had been born today. Full-time graphic designer Becca Saladin, 29, who admits to having been fascinated by history from an early age, said she wanted to find a way to make it more accessible to people.…

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December 7, 2020
Read more about the article French Unveils First European Underwater Museum In Med
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French Unveils First European Underwater Museum In Med

France has unveiled Europe's first underwater museum made up of statues sculpted by various local artists by placing them along the seafloor 100 metres off the Mediterranean coast near Marseille. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSpJTpzt5Q&feature=youtu.be Newsflash The project had been in the works for a while but had been met with various legal hurdles.…

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October 14, 2020