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'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats3 Comments -
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse3 Comments
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'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smartsInterview Live Science spoke with animal researcher Andreas Nieder about how animals process mathematical concepts like statistical reasoning and the idea of zero.
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Elusive dwarf fox, feared extinct, photographed for the first time on island off YucatánThe first-ever photos of a Cozumel fox prove that the mysterious island predator is still alive in Mexico but in dire need of conservation, according to researchers.
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'I never thought we'd see one alive': Elusive goblin shark captured on camera for the first timeResearchers have filmed goblin sharks in the deep sea for the first time. Until now, these sharks had been seen alive only after being hauled up to the surface with fishing lines.
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World's rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cycloneAround 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar.
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Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big catsPrehistoric squirrel droppings were analyzed and found to contain genetic material of numerous ice-age beasts, plants, microbes and fungi.
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Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian OceanResearchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.
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Stupid hot: Heat waves cause cognitive changes in animals, making them more aggressive and unable to complete basic tasksAs temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The consequences of these behavioral changes may ripple through ecosystems.
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World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years agoEnigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because most life on land at that time was small.
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New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hintsA new microraptor from Cretaceous China likely preyed on ancient birds.
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