IRVING, Texas—Cincinnati will play Alabama and Michigan will face Georgia on New Year’s Eve after being selected to the College Football Playoff as a historic field of four was set Sunday. Fourth-seeded Cincinnati becomes the first team to break through college football’s glass ceiling and reach the CFP from a non-Power Five conference. The Bearcats…
Rare Eagle Sighting in Atlantic Canada Like Palm Tree in the Tundra, Expert Says
The unusual odyssey of a rare eagle from Russia onto Texas, Quebec and finally Nova Scotia has birdwatchers both puzzled and spellbound. This Steller’s sea eagle has trekked almost halfway around the world from its home about 8,000 kilometres away on the eastern coast of Russia. Phil Taylor, a biologist at Acadia University, spotted the…
Mom Gives Birth to Rare 1-in-200-Million Triplets With One Baby Being Born in an Amniotic Sac
From learning that she was expecting triplets, to identical triplet boys, and then to be presented with the very rare occurrence of them sharing the same placenta, a British mom’s journey into parenthood was peppered with surprises right from the beginning. Gina and Craig Dewdney’s triplets, Jimmy, Jensen, and Jaxson, are quite literally 1 in…
US Needs More Mines to Boost Rare Earths Supply Chain, Pentagon Says
The United States and ally nations should mine and process more rare earths to ensure adequate global supply of the strategic minerals for military and commercial uses, a U.S. Department of Defense official said on Tuesday. The remarks underscore the Pentagon’s rising interest in public-private mining partnerships to counter China’s status as the top global…
Mom Whose Son With Rare Disorder Can’t Smile Hopes to Raise Him With ‘Confidence and Kindness’
The mother of a little boy with a rare disorder that renders him unable to smile wants the world to see his inner spark. Her son, she says, is happy, energetic, and the funniest kid she’s ever met. Today, Tobias Lugo is 3 years old, and mom Eliza Moody of Yuma, Arizona, is an awareness champion…
Merck to Buy Acceleron for About $11.5 Billion in Rare Disease Drug Push
September 30, 2021
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Merck & Co. is buying Acceleron Pharma Inc. for about $11.5 billion, broadening its portfolio beyond aging cancer drug Keytruda with potential treatments that could bring in fresh revenue. The deal gives Merck access to Acceleron’s rare disease drug candidate, sotatercept, which the company expects to be a multi-billion dollar peak sales opportunity, and comes…
These Fossil Stones Are Just Amazing
Beautiful fossil! Anyone in the mood for treasure hunting?
Photos: A Beautiful Rare Leucistic Red Kite Bird Was Spotted Playing in the Snow
A beautiful and super-rare white kite bird is seen playing in the snow in this unique series of photos snapped at a red kite feeding station in Rhayader, Wales. Wildlife photographer Sean Weekly, 31, was delighted to capture some shots of the rare white bird coming to land at ground level in the snow—as these…
Couple Welcome ‘200 Million to One’ Premature Identical Triplets in Britain
A couple have defied the odds of “200 million to one” to welcome one of the most premature sets of identical triplets ever to be born in Britain. Parents Lauren and Jack Mountain, from Bewdley, Worcs, were shocked to learn during their 12-week scan that they were not expecting their first child, but their first three….
Wildlife Photographer Captures Photos of a Rare Yellow Penguin Among Colony in South Georgia
A wildlife photographer has captured “once in a lifetime” photos of what he believes is a “never before seen” yellow penguin on a beach in South Georgia. Yves Adams, 43, from Ghent, Belgium, was leading a two-month photography expedition through Antarctica and the South Atlantic. Braving the wild ocean, Yves and his guests landed at Salisbury Plain…
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