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German scientists say that experiments show that freshwater stingrays and some cichlids can be taught simple math. Shown cards of shapes, squares or circles, the fish learned that if they picked the card with more, they got rewarded with a treat. They were also able to figure out the card that had less and if their noses touched the proper card, they also got a treat. It appears the fish could distinguish between more and less. The highest number that the fish seemed to grasp was up to the number 5. The stingrays seemed to perform better than the cichlids.

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The famous Nazca Lines in southern Peru has a new addition. Archaeologists have discovered a cat on the side of a hill. The "geoglyph"spider, joins a hummingbird, a a dog, a monkey, a condor and many others. The amazing drawings can only be appreciated from above. In fact, it was in 1927, when passengers in air planes, passing the area, started commenting on the shapes. Archaeologists think the Nazca drawings were made 500-2000 years ago.With little wind or rain in the area, the Nazca drawings have remained over all these years.

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Someone's tooth was found in the country of Georgia. Not just any tooth but a tooth believed to be over 1.8 million years old! The tooth, a molar, was found in an area called Dmanisi, where previous early human remains have been found. It is thought to be the oldest tooth found outside of the continent of Africa.

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With the passing of Queen Elizabeth, of Great Britain,a long held tradition with the Royal bees was done this week. The official Buckingham Palace beekeeper went to the hives, placed black ribbon bows on them, and knocked on each hive. He then whispered that their queen had died and they now had a "new boss" and the 20,000 bees living in each hive were urged to behave for their new king.

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Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American female to go on a mission into space to the ISS, early in October. Mann, with a heritage of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, will take with her a dreamcatcher, a gift from her mom when she was a young girl. A dreamcatcher is a symbol of protection and unity.Mann has also been training for the Artemis mission, the first return to the moon in over 50 years. She is one of the finalists to become the first woman to walk the moon when the mission blasts off in 2025. Currently 12 men have walked the moon's surface.

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With many areas having a drought, river and lake areas are low and in Texas, an amazing discovery was made. Massive dinosaur tracks were found in the exposed river bed of the Paluxy River, part of Dinosaur Valley State Park! Thought to be the footprints of sauropods and theropods, the tracks may have been made 113 million years ago. Photo from Dinosaur Valley State Park

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