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Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'
Cephalopod evolution has long had a missing chapter in its story: how did squid-like ancestors give ...View More
Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week
A gamma-ray burst (GRB) — the most energetic type of explosion in the universe since the Big Bang — ...View More
Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?
It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it ...View More
Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911
In 1910, a fierce competition began between Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British captain Ro ...View More
2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs
While diving off the coast of Egypt, underwater archaeologists found the 2,000-year-old remains of a ...View More
Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
Around 6,200 years ago, a teenage boy survived a brutal lion attack in what is now Bulgaria — althou ...View More
How are 'traumatic tattoos' made, and do you have one?
Usually, we get tattoos on purpose. But some injuries leave us with a different type of mark known a ...View More
Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
It has been an exciting week in science news, with our understanding of human evolution and animal b ...View More
Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal
New telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS confirm that the mysterious object has gotte ...View More
'Unprecedented': Woman delivers full-term abdominal pregnancy while also having 22-pound cyst removed
A woman in California was scheduled to have a large cyst removed and tested positive on a routine pr ...View More
