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When the Queen was asked, 'have you ever met the Queen?' The story of how Queen Elizabeth handled an encounter with an American hiker who did not recognise her, recounted by a former bodyguard who was with her that day, revealed the fun-loving side of her personality that the public rarely saw.
Shipping company changes maritime route, avoids blue whales. The Mediterranean Shipping Company has altered the route its vessels will take when traveling near the coast of Sri Lanka, in an effort to avoid blue whales.
Pipes a million times thinner than human hair could deliver personalized therapies to individual cells. The ‘world’s tiniest plumbing system’ could transform medicine by funneling drugs, proteins, or molecules to precisely targeted organs and tissue without any risk of side-effects.
UN report argues that life expectancy, education and economic prosperity are down after the pandemic. Many countries have faced crises and slid backwards, but the global trend consistently moved upwards. Last year was the first time the Index declined overall since calculations began and this year's results solidified that downward trend.
Cuban scientists raise crocodiles to prevent species extinction. Cuban crocodiles are critically endangered and have the smallest natural habitat left of any living crocodile species. Illegal hunting and hybridization with American crocodiles also threaten their population.
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