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The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim
A rat-shaped indent on a Chicago sidewalk went viral early last year, with troves of people venturin ...View More
Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
A haunting scene of a brown hyena in front of a long-abandoned building. (Image credit: Wim van ...View More
The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery
This year has seen some of the most destructive extreme weather events on record. Wildfires in Los A ...View More
Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over million ...View More
New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries
Future electric cars could ditch lithium-ion batteries, thanks to a new breakthrough in hydrogen ene ...View More
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
This striking satellite photo shows a particularly convoluted section of a record-breaking "braided ...View More
Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth
Scientists have discovered huge, mysterious pieces of DNA in the oral microbiome — the population of ...View More
Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data
A "Big One" on the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest might trigger a similarly serio ...View More
AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano
An artificial intelligence (AI) model has revealed never-before-seen geological structures at Italy' ...View More
'An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts': Scientists warn 'day zero droughts' could hit before 2030
Almost three-quarters of drought-prone regions around the world will be at risk of extreme water sho ...View More
