#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

“#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks” WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking…

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#Octopus research yields insight into the evolution of sleep

#Octopus research yields insight into the evolution of sleep

“#Octopus research yields insight into the evolution of sleep” The octopus is an extraordinary creature – and not only because of its eight limbs, three hearts, blue blood, ink squirting, camouflage capacity and the tragic fact that it dies after mating. A study by researchers in Brazil published on Thursday shows that this animal, already…

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#Brazil wonders about whereabouts of vaccine mascot, Zé Gotinha

#Brazil wonders about whereabouts of vaccine mascot, Zé Gotinha

“#Brazil wonders about whereabouts of vaccine mascot, Zé Gotinha” RIO DE JANEIRO — Rumors and conspiracy theories swirled this past week regarding the whereabouts of Zé Gotinha, the mascot for the nation’s national vaccination program. The clamor surrounding the costumed Zé Gotinha began Wednesday, after former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva drew attention to…

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#Teen in Brazil dies after climbing into freezer

#Teen in Brazil dies after climbing into freezer

“#Teen in Brazil dies after climbing into freezer” A 15-year-old Brazilian boy was found dead in a freezer at his grandmother’s home — after police believe he climbed in to cool down. Jose Eduardo Rosa is believed to have used a spare key to climb into the freezer in the garden of his grandmother’s house…

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