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Kursk submarine

On August 12, 2000, an accident  caused the nuclear-powered Project  949A Antey submarine K-141 Kursk to  capsize in the  Barents Sea. It was participating in the first  significant naval drill for Russia  in more than a decade. On board, all 118 crew members  perished.

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Congratulations to ISRO for the successful launch of India's first Solar Mission Aditya L1!

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre in  Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, successfully  launched Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission. On Saturday at 11.50 a.m. Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the  Isro scientists and engineers for their  diligent work following the launch's success.

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Do jellyfish 🪼 sleep 😴

According to a study in the journal Current  Biology, the jellyfish species Cassiopea  appears to sleep and struggles to wake up,  just like us. Which is more surprising, that an animal  without a brain sleeps, or that it is capable of being awake during the day?

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Transparent sea animals 🦑🐠

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How Legos Helped A Turtle Walk Again 🐢

(source:http://awesomeocean.com/)

The LSU Veterinary School teaching hospital recently received a turtle whose back legs were amputated. The turtle's owner, Sandra Traylor, claims that she adopted him despite the fact that he was missing one of his legs. As he tried to get out of his confinement, he lost the other.

Fortunately, the turtle had no medical issues, so the veterinarians could concentrate on improving his movement. A zoological medicine intern named Kelly Rockwell remarked, "He managed to get back on his own with his front legs somehow. The wound had already healed fairly well. He can move a little less freely without his back legs. He can still 'box up' like a box turtle to defend himself, but because of his diminished mobility, his owners have decided to keep him as a permanent indoor turtle".

Rockwell rebuilt a specialised Lego automobile kit using epoxy to regain some motion. Overall, Pedro the small turtle has a fantastic finish.

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Deep Sea Hatchetfish

Their silver-colored thorax, which resembles the blade of a hatchet, gave these fish their eerie moniker. In the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans,  50 metres deep are home to the hatchetfish. Because of their bioluminescent qualities,  they can seek their prey in the shadowy  depths of the ocean.

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