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BBC
Slovak PM Robert Fico fights for life after assassination attempt: Robert Fico was attacked outside a cultural centre in the town of Handlova, and a suspect was detained.
'Hero' plumber's firm faked stories of kindness: James Anderson’s firm Depher is accused of exploiting vulnerable people in misleading social media posts.
Evicted grandmother now sleeping rough in park: Heidi Dodson's council rejected her for priority housing, and told her she would cope on the streets.
Junior doctors in England agree to talks with government: Members of the British Medical Association union have been staging walkouts for more than a year.

CBC
As crews battle fire near Fort Nelson, B.C., a bigger blaze is moving closer:

Quebec Superior Court judge rejects McGill injunction request to remove encampment:

Ontario's 'Crypto King' and his associate arrested, charged with fraud:

Ontario's self-proclaimed Crypto King and one of his associates have been arrested and charged with fraud.

New York Times Science
Why Do People Make Music?: In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors.

Baobab Trees Had a Strange Evolutionary Journey: New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself: The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than 150 million years.

Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth: A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.

Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.: In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech board might enrich the life of a parrot named Ellie.


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The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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