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Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña could bring another year of intense hurricanes and drought to the USThe cooler climate pattern is predicted to persist for the third winter in a row, bringing an increased risk of powerful hurricanes to the eastern U.S. and flooding to Australia.
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Can we think without using language?Science suggests that words aren't strictly necessary for reasoning.
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Massive bulldog-faced dinosaur was like a T. rex on steroidsA hefty abelisaurid is the fourth large, predatory dinosaur discovered in Egypt's Bahariya Formation, alongside other sizable Cretaceous carnivores.
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Broken pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apartTwo sleuths in Norway uncovered the pieces of an extremely rare type of sword from the Viking Age.
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'Demon ducks of doom' laid melon-size eggs in prehistoric AustraliaMelon-size eggs belonging to an extinct and flightless giant 'thunder bird' were eaten by the first Australians.
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Which British monarch has reigned the longest? (What about the shortest?)Here's a historical look at the U.K.'s longest (and shortest) ruling monarchs.
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Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.
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'Ghost' fossils preserve haunting record of ancient life on a hellish EarthGhostly imprints of very tiny "nannofossils" can offer a valuable window into our planet's past — and hint at its possible future.
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Meet 'Fiona' the pregnant ichthyosaur, Chile's oldest marine reptile momPaleontologists recently excavated a marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur that died while pregnant. The fossil provides a rare glimpse of the life cycle for this extinct ocean species.
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Colossal 300-pound alligator gar caught (and released) in Texas bayouA conservation educator caught a record-breaking alligator gar in a bayou near Houston.
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Giant squid that washed up on a South African beach was 'incredible to see'Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.
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When humans are gone, what animals might evolve to have our smarts and skills?If humans suddenly went extinct, what animals are most likely to develop human-like societies?
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Dark matter may spawn more of itself from ordinary matter, like a cosmic ice-9A new mechanism for dark matter creation could explain the current six-to-one ratio of dark matter to matter.
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Exquisitely-preserved mammoth tusk found 10,000 feet underwaterResearchers discovered the 100,000 year old tusk of a mammoth off the coast of California
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How would we give aliens directions to Earth?Giving aliens directions to Earth might be tricky, but scientists have some ideas for how to do it.
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Patient's immune system 'naturally' cures HIV in the second case of its kindTwo patients' immune systems have now naturally rid themselves of the infection.
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Lost' Adélie penguin wanders nearly 2,000 miles off-course, ends up on New Zealand beachA lost Adelie penguin ended up almost 2,000 miles off course.
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Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in EnglandThe largest Anglo-Saxon hoard ever discovered in England was unearthed by a metal detectorist in Norfolk.
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Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in PeruWari tombs with ancient human sacrifices unearthed in northwestern Peru
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'Tongue-eating' lice invade fish's mouth in this year's creepiest Halloween photoTongue-eating parasites chow down on fishes' mouths and eventually replace their tongues
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'New hidden world' discovered in Earth's inner coreThe inner core of our planet is actually a mishmash of hard, mushy and liquid metal.
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Thousands of tiny ‘ice needles’ may explain mysterious stone patterns on Earth … and MarsTiny natural ice structures help arrange stones into spectacular landscapes.
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Scientists just broke the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in a labThey did it by sending rubidium atoms into free fall
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This trilobite was equipped with a 'hyper-eye' never seen before in the animal kingdomTrilobite with "hyper compound eyes" could see through hundreds of lenses, new X-ray study reveals.
