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This Woman Stumbled into a 'Hobo Parsnip' Plant. Days Later, Her Legs Were Severely Burned.When plants fight back, the results can be pretty painful.
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This Big-Eyed, Deep-Sea Shark Looks Like an Anime CharacterAlien, or anime character? Neither! It's Genie's dogfish — a new shark species named for the famous marine biologist, Eugenie Clark.
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Right Again, Einstein: Special Relativity Works Even in Ghostly High-Energy NeutrinosEinstein was right about things he didn't even know existed.
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French Farmer Discovered a Rare Mastodon Skull, But Kept It Secret for YearsAfter keeping it to himself for a while, this farmer finally let the world know about his amazing discovery.
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Earliest Evidence of Our Human Ancestors Outside of Africa FoundA new discovery suggests that human ancestors left Africa roughly 10,000 generations earlier than experts thought.
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Pliny the Elder Wasn't Crazy After All. There Were Whales in the Mediterranean.A new archaeological finding suggests Pliny the Elder knew exactly what he was talking about.
archaeology -
Amazon Wasp with Enormous Stinger May Just Haunt Your NightmaresShe may be small, but check out that stinger!
insects -
Man Tries to Smuggle 19 Raptor Eggs Through Heathrow Airport — And 2 HatchedTwo of the eggs hatched, revealing adorable vulture chicks.
animals -
Honey Badger Takes on an Antelope, and It Doesn't Go WellThis honey badger was not backing down without a fight.
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Ancient Human Ancestors Had to Deal with Climbing ToddlersA new discovery finds that our ancestors' toddlers had a special toe that made them better suited for climbing compared to the adults.
evolution -
China's New Laser Gun Can Zap You with a Silent, Carbonizing BeamThe guns fire 1,000 silent, invisible laser beams that last up to 2 seconds each.
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No Aliens, But Scientists Find More Evidence for Life on a Saturn MoonLarge molecules coming out of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, might be produced by a biological source beneath the surface.
saturn -
Someone Just Killed One of the Last Remaining Jaguars in the USYo'oko, a male jaguar (Panthera onca) once known to roam the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona, was probably killed by a mountain lion hunter.
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Flamingo Spotted in Texas, 13 Years After Escaping Kansas ZooIt's incredibly rare to catch a glimpse of an African flamingo on the Texas coast, but if you do, it's Flamingo No. 492.
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Marijuana Farms Are Driving This Adorable Forest Creature to Extinctionextinct-species -
Why Do Babies Kick in the Womb?The womb is a tight space in which to exercise, but kicking is vital for a baby's healthy development.
reproductive-health -
Australia's 'Gloomy Octopus' Finds Warmth, Food, Happiness in TasmaniaA new study confirms that the gloomy octopus has expanded its population range to the south, and it's doing great thanks to climate change.
aquatic-animals -
Here's How Your Water Bottle Could Start a FireBe careful where you leave your water bottles this summer.
planet-earth -
Photos: Great White Shark Mysteriously Washes Up on a California BeachCalifornia's Department of Fish and Wildlife has opened up a law-enforcement investigation after this dead great white shark washed up on a Santa Cruz beach.
sharks -
A Dead Great White Shark on a Santa Cruz Beach Leads to a Criminal InvestigationA dead great white shark is now the subject of a criminal investigation in California.
sharks -
Rare 1,000-Year-Old Amulet with Arabic Blessing Found in Jerusalemarchaeology -
Out of Thin Air: How Money is Really MadeMoney grows because of lending and faith.
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