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The ‘Red Baron’s’ lethal success put down to plain old luck

Red BaronWashington, May 5 : A new study has claimed that much of the success of Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, a German flying ace of World War I, better known as the Red Baron, was due to plain old luck.

Richthofen racked up 80 official air combat victories—the biggest winning streak on either side—before being shot down on April 21, 1918, over northern France.

But now, a study published in the Journal of Mathematical Sociology, has claimed that much of Richthofen’s success could be chalked up to plain old luck.

Iran won't change nuclear course despite Western offer

Iran won't change nuclear course despite Western offerTehran

European Space Agency would prefer “astronerds” for future space missions

Drought-perennial pastures can help to reduce greenhouse emissions

Canberra, May 5 : A new research has determined that drought-perennial pastures can help to reduce greenhouse emissions by helping soils to soak up carbon.

Fungi maybe nature’s “eco-warrior” against harmful effects of depleted uranium

New Delhi, FungiMay 5: A new report has suggested that fungi may have an important role to play in capturi

Cod was traded extraordinary distances across Europe 1,000 years ago

London, May 5: Archaeologists and scientists have revealed that about 1,000 years ago, cod was traded extraordinary distances across Europe, from the Norwegian Arctic to England and the Baltic.

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