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Austrian hospital amputates elderly patient’s wrong leg in ‘tragic mistake’ blamed on human error

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Austrian hospital accidentally amputates the wrong LEG of patient, 82, and must now remove the correct limb as well in ‘tragic mistake’ blamed on human error 82-year-old male patient was being treated at Freistadt Clinic in north Austria His left leg was to be amputated but doctors realised their mistake two days later The hospital … Read more

Nature: Earth has roughly 50 BILLION birds – six for every human on the planet, study finds

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There are roughly 50 billion birds alive on the Earth today, a big data study has found — the equivalent of around six for every individual human on the planet. Researchers from Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) estimated how many birds there are across 9,700 species, all the way from pigeons to penguins. … Read more

US Air Force’s ‘AI brain’ takes flight in tactical drone that soared with human controllers

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US Air Force’s ‘AI brain’ takes flight! Skyborg autonomous drone conducts first test in the sky WITHOUT a human at the controls US Air Force conducted the first flight of its Skyborg Autonomy Core System This system powers tactical drones without the need of human controllers The system was fitted in a drone that soared for … Read more

Gigantic kites flown by robots could harness Mars’s strong winds and power human colonies 

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With NASA aiming to get humans to Mars by 2030, the idea of a long-term settlement on the Red Planet is getting closer to reality and scientists are working on innovated ways to power these habitats. Researchers in the Netherlands propose using massive kites to harness high Martian winds that would transformed into energy for … Read more

Human Nature’s Andrew and Mike Tierney reveal they gave Covid to their families

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Human Nature’s Andrew and Mike Tierney reveal they gave Covid to their families – and one of the sibling singers still hasn’t regained his sense of smell By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:56 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 15:00 BST, 10 May 2021 Human Nature singers, and brothers, Andrew and Mike … Read more

Villagers stunned after finding a frog ‘as big as human BABY’ in Solomon Islands 

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Now that is a crazy frog: Villagers stunned after finding a frog ‘as big as human BABY weighing almost a kilo’ in Solomon Islands Crazy footage shows the creature propped up on a local villager’s knee Another photo shows the frog’s full length as it covers half the body of a child Timber mill owner Jimmy … Read more

Villagers stunned after finding a frog ‘as big as human BABY’ in Solomon Islands 

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Now that is a crazy frog: Villagers stunned after finding a frog ‘as big as human BABY weighing almost a kilo’ in Solomon Islands Crazy footage shows the creature propped up on a local villager’s knee Another photo shows the frog’s full length as it covers half the body of a child Timber mill owner Jimmy … Read more

Africa’s oldest human burial is discovered: Body of a CHILD buried in Kenya dates back 78,000 years

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The grave of a three-year-old child who lived 78,000 years ago has been found in Kenya and is thought to be the earliest known burial of a human in Africa.  Dubbed Mtoto, Swahili for child, the individual was interred in the foetal position with their knees drawn up to their chest. The gender of the … Read more