The largest gorilla ever recorded.

Primates, a mammals classification including apes, have been around for over 50 million years. Over time, with divergent evolution, apes branched into various species, including the gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and modern humans.  While each species i…

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Music industry legend, Clarence Avantknown dies aged 92

Clarence Avant, whose talent as a manager, mentor and deal-maker earned him the nickname 'The Godfather of Black Music', has died aged 92. A former head of Motown, he worked with everyone from Bill Withers to Michael Jackson, and founded one of America's first Bl…

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Rugby World Cup 2023.

The 2023 Rugby World Cup gets under way on 8 September with France taking on New Zealand in a mouth-watering curtain-raiser in Paris. The All Blacks arrive as favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for what would be a record fourth time, having just won the Rugby Championship…

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Wanindu Hasaranga announces retirement from international Test cricket.

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, one of the finest wrist spinners in the world, has announced his retirement from Test cricket. In a letter reportedly addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Hasaranga cited his desire to focus on limited-overs cricket and contribute his best to …

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Astronauts stranded on space station for a year prepare to come home.

American and two Russians have spent six months longer than expected in orbit, after docked spacecraft was damaged. Preparations are under way to bring back three astronauts who have been on the International Space Station for nearly a year – six months longer than expected. …

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World Lizard Day - 14 August.

World Lizard Day is celebrated on August 14 every year. The day may not be a well-known one, but it’s still celebrated on local levels with schools, parks, and reptile enthusiasts being the main groups celebrating the occasion. Educational and fun events remain a staple of …

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World Organ Donation Day - 13 August.

World Organ Donation Day 2023 is observed on August 13, 2023. It is a global event that is observed to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and to encourage people to become organ donors. Organ donation is the process of giving an organ or tissue to someone…

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International Left Handers Day - 13 Days.

International Left Handers Day on August 13th recognizes all those individuals who have mastered using their left hand in a right-handed world. Approximately 10% of the population are southpaws. Scientists don’t know why a person develops left-handedness. But it’s more likel…

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Newest national monument created near Grand Canyon.

US President Joe Biden has announced a new national monument, preserving a vast swathe of land around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The nearly 1m acre (404,700 hectare) Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument includes thousands of indigenous cultural sit…

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Newest national monument created near Grand Canyon.

US President Joe Biden has announced a new national monument, preserving a vast swathe of land around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The nearly 1m acre (404,700 hectare) Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument includes thousands of indigenous cultural sit…

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World's largest radio telescope gets help from smart maintenance robots.

Chinese authorities announced recently that a handful of "smart" robots have been inspected and approved for use in the upkeep of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) — currently the largest single-dish radio telescope in the wo…

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Archaeologists find ancient roman luxury baths with underfloor heating.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient bath complex below the streets of a German city dating back to the Roman Empire. The discovery came during the construction of a new fountain in Neumarkt, located at the heart of Cologne—a city in the west of the country whose history stre…

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New COVID variant Eris spreading rapidly in UK.

What’s in News? A new COVID variant Eris or EG.5.1 is rapidly spreading across the country United Kingdom. Startlingly, one out of every seven COVID-19 cases in the UK is now linked to this variant. The spread of Eris is not limited only to UK but also across Europe, Asia an…

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Akalanka and Nilupul win medals at Commonwealth Youth Games.

Sri Lanka’s Ayomal Akalanka has won the Silver medal in the final of the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. Meanwhile Nilupul Pehesara has won the Bronze medal in the Men’s High Jump event with a performance of 2.00m. The Commonweal…

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Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter fly in amazing video from Perseverance rover.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover had a ringside seat for the latest flight of its little exploration partner. The agency's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies for the 54th time on Aug. 3, performing a simple up-and-down hop that lasted just 24 seconds.  Perse…

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21.

Since 2021, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been treading impressively close to the sun in order to capture unprecedented data about our home star.  In fact, the record-breaking spacecraft completed its closest approach yet to the blazing ball of plasma in June, coming wit…

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World Elephant Day - 12 August.

World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12 on the National Day Calendar. Today we are raising about the conservation efforts and issues relating to elephant habitats. We are also celebrating elephants as one of the world’s most majestic animals to walk the earth. World El…

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International Youth Day - 12 August.

Each year on August 12, we observe International Youth Day (IYD).  On this day, we celebrate youth across the globe to honor the promising future in today’s society.  In addition, the day also brings worldwide awareness to issues youth face in their lives on a daily basis. T…

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Iga Swiatek wins home WTA title in Warsaw.

Iga Swiatek achieved a significant achievement by securing her fourth WTA title of the year and her very first on home soil. The Polish tennis player showcased her dominance in the final, defeating Germany’s Laura Siegemund with an incredible 6-0, 6-1 scoreline in just 68 m…

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Russia launches Luna 25, its first lunar lander in 47 years.

Russia has successfully launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed spacecraft lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia. Hitching a ride aboard a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket, Luna 25 took flight at 8:10 a.m. local time Friday…

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900-year-old sword still has 'bend' from Holy Land war, X-ray reveal.

In a new study combining ancient DNA with modern tech, researchers reveal more about a Medieval sword unearthed in 2021, according to a recent paper published in Atiqot. Covered in seashells and sand, this sword, discovered near Israel's Carmel coast at the bottom of the…

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Sun blasts out highest-energy radiation ever recorded.

In a record-breaking discovery, scientists detected our very own sun emitting an extraordinary amount of gamma rays — wavelengths of light known to carry the most energy of any other wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum. This is quite a big deal as it marks the highes…

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Cygnus space freighter arrives at space station with 8,200 pounds of cargo aboard.

The Cygnus NG-19 cargo freighter arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, Aug. 4, after a two-day space ride with 8,200 pounds (3,700 kilograms) of supply, experiments and new technology aboard.  The craft, built by U.S. aerospace giant Northrop Grumman and name…

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colorful Ring Nebula in exquisite detail.

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the Ring Nebula as a glowing green and purple eye, presenting the familiar astronomical object in an altogether new light.  Aside from its stunning aesthetic value, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images show the Ring Nebula, a…

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Archaeologists uncover bronze age pyramidal structure.

Archaeologists from the eurasian national university (enu) have uncovered a pyramidal structure at the kyrykungir archaeological site. Kyrykungir is a funerary complex near the village of Toktamys, located in the Abay region of Kazakhstan. Previous excavations since 2014 have…

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World Biofuel Day - 10 August.

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Government in the biofuel sector. This day also honors the re…

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