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13th-Century Death Pit Reveals Murdered Family in the 'City Drowned in Blood'DNA evidence from a 13th-century Mongol massacre revealed a tragic glimpse at a family of victims spanning three generations.
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Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secretAbout 30 million years ago, resin hardened around a flower and a parasitic wasp, preserving clues to their relationship in an ancient ecosystem.
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Submerged human corpses rise from drought-stricken Lake MeadMore than a decade of drought recently revealed long-submerged bodies in the depths of Lake Mead, a vast reservoir in Las Vegas.
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Assyrian Tablets Contain Earliest Written Record of Aurora’s Sky GlowCuneiform tablets from ancient Assyria dating to 679 B.C. contain the earliest written record of an aurora.
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What was megalodon's favorite snack? Sperm whale facesNew analysis of fossil skulls from sperm whales that lived millions of years ago shows that numerous species of ancient sharks preyed on the whales … and ate their faces.
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Threatened sharks are turning up in pet food, DNA testing showsScientists identified shark DNA in pet food products, none of which listed shark meat in the ingredients.
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'Lost tapes' from Chernobyl show the haunting fallout of the nuclear disasterRecently unearthed footage that documented the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident remained hidden for decades.
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What caused this massive megalodon’s mega-toothache?A malformed megalodon tooth hinted at an injury that caused it to develop with a split down the middle.
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Cannibal wasp babies eat their siblings, because nature is brutalWhen food starts running low in wasp larvae nurseries, the babies resort to cannibalism in order to survive.
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Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertipScientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala.
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Tardigrades hitch risky rides inside snail bellies, then escape in their poopScientists recently found that tardigrades can travel by snail to reach new destinations that were otherwise beyond their reach.
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These male spiders use built-in leg catapults to escape sexual cannibalismOnce mating is over, male orb-weavers catapult off the bodies of females to avoid being eaten, moving at a speed that's too fast to glimpse with the naked eye.
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Tardigrades may hitchhike on snails ... and then suffocate in their slimeCan tardigrades travel by snail? New experiments suggest that it's possible — and hazardous.
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'Berserker' geckos slam scorpions into oblivion before eating them, epic new footage showsViolent head shaking helps normally placid geckos subdue dangerous scorpion prey.
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Hubble spots most distant star ever seen, 28 billion light-years awayA star that formed when the universe was young was recently spotted by Hubble space telescope. It's the most distant star ever seen and could be 500 times as massive as the sun.
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Invasive crazy ants are being annihilated by murder fungus. Good.Crazy ant colonies in North America are being driven to extinction by a fungus that targets the invasive pest species.
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In global climate strike, youth demand action worldwideOn March 25, thousands of young people around the world mobilized to demand government action to curb climate change.
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NASA caught a dead star spewing antimatter across space in dazzling new imageA relatively small pulsar (a dense, collapsed and rapidly-spinning star) belched out a giant filament containing matter and antimatter particles that streamed for trillions of miles.
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Meet 'Horridus,' one of the most complete Triceratops fossils ever foundA Triceratops skeleton nicknamed "Horridus" is over 85% intact and is one of the most complete Triceratops fossils in the world.
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Ectopic pregnancy: Signs, symptoms & treatmentAn ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus or not within the uterine cavity. Such pregnancies are not viable and can be life-threatening.
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Anal bulbs, detachable butt hairs and booty camouflage: Welcome to #InverteButtWeek on TwitterInvertebrate butts are both diverse and bizarre, and are being celebrated on Twitter in art, photos and video.
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Rare 14th-century gold 'leopard' coin could sell for 140,000 British poundsWhen a rare 23-karat gold coin from 1344 hits the auction block in the U.K., it could fetch up to 140,000 British pounds.
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Voluptuous 'Venus' of the Ice Age originated in ItalyThe 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf figure is named for the site in Austria where it was discovered in 1908, but new analysis reveals that the stone came from northern Italy.
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Humanity faces 'grave and mounting threat' of climate change — unless we act, IPCC report revealsHumans are reeling under climate disruption, and there's worse to come, scientists warn in the latest UN climate assessment.
