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August 30, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE     Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (Andrea Baucon., Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon) 3,000-year-old mummified bees are so well preserved, scientists can see the flowers the insects ate The bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (ADA Zug, David Jecker) Ancient Roman walls discovered in Swiss Alps are an ‘archaeological sensation’ Archaeologists have uncovered a large area of 2,000-year-old walls revealing an elite Roman population and trading network. Read More How old are the Egyptian pyramids? (Getty Images) And why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids in the first place? Full Story: Live Science (8/29) HEALTH (Hossain, M. E., et al. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230351. (CC BY 4.0)) Australia woman’s brain invaded by parasitic worm that normally infects pythons The red worm was alive and wriggling as doctors pulled it out of the woman’s brain. Read More CHEMISTRY (Supplementary Materials from Li et al. 2023 DOI:10.1002/adem.202300703) A new, ridiculously slippery toilet bowl could keep poop from sticking, scientists report Scientists have made a tiny model of a new, incredibly slippery toilet that requires less water to flush. Read More POLL QUESTION What is a seasonal blue moon? (Learn the answer here.) The third full moon of four during one astronomical season. When the moon is close to its nearest point to Earth in its orbit. A full moon that has a blue hue. The second full moon in a calendar month.

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