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'Demon cavefish' discovered under WWII chemical weapons facility in AlabamaIntroducing demon cavefish (Demogorgonichthys arcanus); the rare eyeless predators that have been hiding in plain sight below a military base for decades.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Killer whales sink another boat off the coast of Spain — why are they still doing this after 6 years?A small, endangered pod of orcas off Spain and Portugal has sunk at least eight boats since 2020, and despite speculation, the real explanation might have nothing to do with revenge.
By Olivia Maule Published
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How to watch 'Jurassic Sharks' online – stream 'Shark Week' 2026 from anywhereHow to watch "Jurassic Sharks" online from anywhere, with the special set to use visual effects to flesh out the fossils of ancient cartilaginous fish.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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How to watch 'Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach' – stream 'Shark Week' 2026 from anywhereHow to watch "Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach" online, as Jeff Kurr, Alison Towner and Andy Casagrande aim to capture breaching great white sharks on film.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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How to watch 'Shark Week' 2026 — schedule, dates & episodesHere's how to watch "Shark Week" 2026 online from anywhere, including the dates, schedule and synopses for the seven-day extravaganza.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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'We're trying this out of frustration': Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cutsAs U.S. federal research budgets continue to be slashed, a team of marmot researchers have turned to unconventional sources of funding.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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'It was unlike anything I'd witnessed before': Orcas seen headbutting a sunfish so hard that it explodedIn two encounters in the Gulf of California, one orca held a dead sunfish in place while another rammed it at high speed, breaking the carcass into what appear to be bite-sized pieces for younger whales.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Mice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival'Researchers risked their lives to study Andean leaf-eared mice on the inhospitable peaks of the Puna de Atacama volcanoes in Chile.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museumsInterview Biologists Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared tell Live Science how beetle larvae could be repurposed from pet food to a cleaner for museums and laboratories.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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