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Astronomers Confirm Super-Earth TOI-1846 b Just 154 Light-Years Away ……………… A new study published on arXiv confirms the discovery of TOI‑1846 b, a super-Earth located 154 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Detected by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS),…

Elephants Use Goal-Directed Gestures, Study Confirms …………………. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science has found that African Savannah elephants use deliberate gestures to communicate their goals, expanding our understanding of intentional animal communication beyond primates. Researchers tested…

Sweden to Rent Estonian Prison Cells Amid Overcrowding Concerns ……………….. Sweden plans to rent up to 600 prison places in Estonia to ease its overcrowded prisons, marking a shift away from its long-held focus on rehabilitation, The Guardian reported. The…

Over 1,000 State Department Employees Laid Off Amid Federal Workforce Cuts ………………….. More than 1,000 employees at the US State Department have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s push to shrink the federal workforce. According to an…

Australia’s Ancient Murujuga Rock Art Gains World Heritage Status ……………. The Murujuga cultural landscape in Western Australia, home to more than a million Indigenous rock carvings up to 50,000 years old, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, The…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a stark warning about a significant funding shortfall jeopardizing humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, Amu TV reported. According to OCHA’s recent report, Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Gap Analysis 2024,…

Chinese Scientists Develop Remote-Controlled Cyborg Bees ……………….. Chinese researchers have turned bees into “cyborgs” by implanting tiny brain controllers that direct their movements, according to the MailOnline. The device, weighing less than a pinch of salt, attaches to a bee’s…

UK Launches World’s First Centre to Study Animal Consciousness ………………… The London School of Economics will open the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience on September 30, marking the world’s first scientific institute dedicated to studying animal consciousness, The Guardian…

Afghan Journalists in Exile Face Widespread Self-Censorship, Study Reveals ————————————– More than 70 percent of Afghan journalists working in exile regularly engage in self-censorship to safeguard their sources, colleagues, and family members, Amu TV reported based on a new study…

UN Chief Decries Resumption of Houthi Attacks on Civilian Vessels in Red Sea —————————– UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has vehemently condemned the Houthis’ renewed assaults on civilian ships in the Red Sea, Xinhua reported quoting his spokesman’s announcement on Friday.…