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Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U. S. official warns the virus 'seems to be gearing up for wider impact' FortuneTeen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition The Washington PostCanadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case The New York TimesCanada's national lab confirms H5N1 in hospitalized teen University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video) Space.comSpaceX launch recap: Live Starlink mission updates Thursday from Cape Florida TodaySpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video) Space.com

James Webb Spots Massive ‘Red Monsters’—A Discovery That’s Shaking Astronomy to Its Core The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries ChannelJames Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative Space.comDiscovery of three galactic 'red monsters' in early universe challenges current models of galaxy formation Phys.orgAstronomers’ theory of galaxy formation may be upended The Daily | Case Western Reserve UniversityMysterious Ultra-Massive Galaxies Spotted in Early Universe Sci.

Diabetics left without treatment as global rate of disease doubles Financial TimesMore than 800 million people around the world have diabetes, study finds The GuardianMore than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, many untreated, study suggests ReutersNew report reveals global diabetes rates have doubled since 1990 CBS NewsSurging diabetes rate underscores vast opportunity in weight-loss drugs MarketWatch

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence University of Cambridge news“I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished assembling the skull and brain” BBC Discover Wildlife"One-of-a-kind" fossil from age of dinosaurs reveals new early bird species NewsweekExquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains New Scientist