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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 cats 3 Comments -
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse 3 Comments
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Seal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals.Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought to be the work of sharks or boat propellers, but new research confirms a different cause.
By Olivia Ferrari Published
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There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing biteThe newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Scientists discover deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish near Singapore's 'Island of Death Behind'Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA of a handful of jellies in Singapore.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast AsiaA newfound species of long-necked dinosaur from Thailand lived up to 120 million years ago, and it's the largest known of its kind from Southeast Asia.
By Skyler Ware Published
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'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholesHitchhiker fish known as remoras have a very unexpected hiding place: the rear ends of manta rays.
By Bethany Augliere Published
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'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study revealsIn a first, researchers quantify how pollinator declines contribute to food insecurity.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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'More than 100 million years of evolution': How snakes evolved and lost their legsHuge snakes, tiny snakes, venomous snakes and constrictor snakes, snakes that slither, burrow or swim: New fossils and modern technology are tracing serpent origins
By Amber Dance Published
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More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny onesOpinion It's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms.
By Douglas Clark Published
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Are we more closely related to cats or dogs?The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question.
By Clarissa Brincat Published
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