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Officials take drastic action after shocking surge in cases of dangerous disease: ‘Exceptional preventive treatment’

Officials take drastic action after shocking surge in cases of dangerous disease: ‘Exceptional preventive treatment’

The spread of a mosquito-borne illness has surged in France this summer, calling for immediate action by local authorities to attack the problem at its source. What’s happening? According to Connexion France, this summer, there have been over 300 native cases of people affected by tropical mosquito-borne diseases. The most recent surge in illnesses involves 52 cases of chikungunya in …

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This “Truly Exceptional” Fossil Of A Two-Headed Reptile Is 125 Million Years Old

This “Truly Exceptional” Fossil Of A Two-Headed Reptile Is 125 Million Years Old

In 2006, a study published in the journal Biology Letters described a fossil unlike any ever seen before. It captured a prehistoric reptile that lived around 125 million years ago. That, in itself, wasn’t terribly surprising, but the fact that it had two heads really, really was. Bicephalism describes a quirk in animal development that results in an individual with …

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25 exceptional workplace series

25 exceptional workplace series

From the brain of creator and star Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” has been showing us the highs and lows of the public education system for going on five seasons now. What makes “Abbott” so special is how it takes the typical elements of the sitcom and the workplace comedy and blends them with a message: Teachers put up with a …

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Hyperthymesia: Teenage Girl With Exceptional “Mental Time Travel” Abilities Sees Past And Future With Rare Clarity

Hyperthymesia: Teenage Girl With Exceptional “Mental Time Travel” Abilities Sees Past And Future With Rare Clarity

A 17-year-old girl from France with an unusually rich, detailed, and accurate memory can mentally travel both forwards and backwards in time, according to the authors of a new case report.  The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. Described as a successful high-school student, the youngster exhibits a …

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AMD’s FSR 4 Brings Exceptional Visual Enhancements With the Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, But You Might Need to Settle for Lower FPS

AMD’s FSR 4 Brings Exceptional Visual Enhancements With the Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, But You Might Need to Settle for Lower FPS

AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology is infused with several capabilities, but gamers might ignore one downside: the computational cost associated with using it. AMD’s FSR 4 Is a Resource-Intensive Upscaling Tech, Mainly Due To AI-Focused Implementations For those unaware, AMD just expanded its FidelityFX suite, with the newer 2.0 update, which will now allow developers to easily integrate the FSR tech …

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131 feral cats removed from remote Japanese islands – then something exceptional happens

131 feral cats removed from remote Japanese islands – then something exceptional happens

The red-headed wood pigeon, found only on Japan’s remote Ogasawara Islands, has staged an incredible recovery from the early 2000s, when the bird’s numbers fell to fewer than 80 individuals. The turning point came when conservationists removed feral cats, which, since being introduced to the islands, had been preying on the red-headed wood pigeons (Columba janthina nitens). The population rebounded …

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