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Largest Snake of All Time Was Longer than a T-Rex — But ‘Gentle’
Imagine a snake longer than a shipping container —...
Milky Way’s Biggest Black Hole 33 Times Bigger Than Our Sun
In the career of an astronomer, it’s hard to...
Pacific Tribal Leaders Give Whales and Dolphins Legal Personhood
Tribal leaders from New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tonga,...
Old But Bold: World’s Most Ancient Wild Bird Still Looking For Love
Pretty much any idea reality TV producers come up...
Investigation: Billionaire Staged Death on Matterhorn to Join Russian Girlfriend
Years after a supermarket billionaire went missing near the...
Ancient Greek Gladiator-Style Helmet Unearthed in Croatia
Burial mounds in coastal Croatia could help rewrite the...
Deep-Sea Life Bonanza Discovered off Easter Island
Until recently, nobody knew the bounty of curious deep-sea...
Weekend Warm-Up: Definitely Ondra, But Quieter
What’s this new look on Adam Ondra?
He’s not grunting...
‘HELP’ Message on Beach Triggers Unlikely Rescue for Castaways
When several shipwrecked mariners washed up on a remote...
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...
