内容摘要：Protesting farmers look at smoke trails made by falling tear gas shells used by the police near Shambhu border that divides northern Punjab and Haryana states, India, Feb.21, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Protesting farmers look at smoke trails made by falling tear gas shells used by the police near Shambhu border that divides northern Punjab and Haryana states, India, Feb.21, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

“We were very pleasantly surprised by the results of the project,” said Alex Ball, conservation manager for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.“We now hope to expand this methodology across Cambodia and beyond, helping to build a clearer picture of Asian elephant numbers, which will inform how best we can work to help reverse the decline of these spectacular animals.”

Rising reported from BangkokNEW YORK (AP) — A newplanet outside the solar system may orbit two

, scientists reported Wednesday.Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they’re lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant planets. A light year is nearly 6 trillion miles.

The brown dwarf pair was first spotted years ago. Scientists noticed that the twins eclipse each other so one is always partly blocked when seen from Earth.

In a new analysis, researchers found that the brown dwarfs’ motion was changing — a quirk that’s less likely to happen if they circled each other on their own. The research was published in the journal Science Advances.Prayer is a practice shared by many faiths, in a limitless array of settings. We see youthful surfers praying during a service at

, close to a beach near Porto, Portugal. We see a Muslim woman with her prayer beads near the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City. Andin the mosque of their private Muslim school in Marseille, France.

Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo’s El Matareya district light flares as the celebrate mass breakfast, “Iftar”, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo’s El Matareya district light flares as the celebrate mass breakfast, “Iftar”, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)