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Google Earth has captured images of rotting and rusting hulls that are wasting away in shallow waters the world over.

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.

Venom evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, creating a chemical arms race between predatory and prey. Here are some of the most venomous animals living on Earth.

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine.

From Alan Turing's seminal paper to the advent of ChatGPT, here are 12 pivotal moments in the history of artificial intelligence.

Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.

Here's the science behind 20 animal tongues.

From honeybees to elephants, here are six animals with female bosses.

From cave-dwelling creatures to weird-looking animals this countdown covers animals with the wittiest names.