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Ancient Tapeworm Trapped in Resin Could Trigger Jurassic Park Scenario
Parasitologists in China have discovered one of the world’s...
Medieval Cemetery Yields Secrets of Elite Horse Trade
In medieval London, horses acted as the vehicular currency...
Updated: Ultrarunner Completes Length of Africa — But Was He the First?
Today, Russ Cook finished his south-north run along the...
Alien Jellyfish, or Mt. Etna Just Blowing Smoke?
Extraterrestrial visitors? Airborne jellyfish? Neither or both? What are...
World’s Newest Deer Weighs as Much as a Dachshund
There’s a pint-sized new ruminant prowling the Peruvian lowlands...
Elephant Kills 79-Year-Old on African Safari
An aggressive elephant killed a 79-year-old woman in Zambia...
Barcode Birds: Chickadees Use Cranial Coding to Find Cached Food
The familiar black-capped chickadee spends its winters digging up...
Human Migration From Africa Lingered in Persia For 20,000 Years
Humans left Africa between 70,000 and 60,000 years ago,...
This Alaskan Airport’s New Best Friend: a Robot Dog
The Fairbanks, Alaska airport wildlife patrol staff is about...
Legendary Mt. Rainier Guide Lou Whittaker Dies at 95
A Mount Rainier icon has lapsed into the alpenglow.
The...
Birding Controversy: Two Birders Claim 10,000 Species Record on the Same Day
In early February, 70-year-old Peter Kaestner announced he had...
Museum Creates Free Online 3D Scans of 13,000 Vertebrates
The dissection industry just took a major hit.
The Florida...
3,000-Year-Old Bronze-Age Discovery Called the British Pompeii
When a fire broke out in a 3,000-year-old village...
2,000 Earthquakes in a Day Hammer Fault Line Off Pacific Coast
Deep beneath the north Pacific Ocean, a slumbering giant...
Belugas Reshape Their Melon Heads at Will in Secret Language
Want to learn to talk to a beluga? Better...
Common Insect May Hold Key to Invisibility Devices
Could a common backyard insect lead to future invisibility...
Tiny, Venomous Visitors Invade Texas Coast — Don’t Touch
If you’re moderately aware of general outdoor safety, you...
All Sides Battle Over $17 Billion Shipwreck
There might not exist a more highly coveted shipwreck...
We’re Doomed: Watch These Robots Dance to Pop Music
In a terrifying development, a Chinese company has unveiled...
