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New Type of ‘Ghost Shark’ With Enormous Head Discovered off Thailand
A new type of "ghost shark" has been found by researchers in the deep Andaman Sea near Thailand. This ghost shark is unlike any seen before with a big head, large shiny eyes, and feather-like fins.
The newly found creature...
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Rare Pygmy Hippo Born in Athens Zoo
A rare and endangered pygmy hippo has been born in Athens' Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists.
A lack of male pygmy hippopotamus in captivity had complicated breeding efforts, so zoo staff were "absolutely...
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Meet the Best Preserved Woolly Mammoth Mummies from Siberia
Mammoth mummies in Siberia refer to the preserved remains of woolly mammoths, an extinct species of elephant that roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene epoch.
Siberia is well-known for its vast, frozen tundra, and the extreme cold temperatures have played...
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Large Venomous Jellyfish Spotted off Greece’s Rhodes
Nomad jellyfish, a large species that can cause painful injuries to humans, have been found in waters around Greece's Rhodes.
“The Rhopilema nomadica, also known as the nomadic jellyfish, is bell-shaped, has a transparent-bluish color, whose diameter can reach up...
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Aegean Airlines Faces Criticism After Lost Kitten Incident
Greece's flagship travel provider Aegean Airlines has issued a response following the disappearance of a kitten on a flight from Chania Airport, Crete to Munich Airport, Germany via Athens.
As relayed by the kitten's owner, she arrived at Chania Airport...
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Mountain Lion Spotted Roaming California City, Killed by Vehicle
Residents of Oceanside, California were both fascinated and alarmed this week after a mountain lion was spotted roaming the streets of the coastal city's downtown area.
However, the urban adventure ended in tragedy days later when the big cat was...
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Woolly Mammoths to Be Resurrected by 2028, Scientists Say
Researchers have made a major breakthrough that could see woolly mammoths returning to life before 2028 after the passage of ten millennia.
Scientists from Colossal Biosciences have successfully created elephant "pluripotent" stem cells which can grow into any cell in...
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Lone Killer Whale Kills and Eats Great White Shark in Under 2 Minutes
Scientists have published dramatic footage of the moment a lone killer whale hunted and ate a great white shark off the coast of South Africa, in the first documented incident of its kind.
Researchers said the “unprecedented” display of predatory...
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The Most Dramatic Chase in Documentary History
Dubbed as the most dramatic chase in documentary history, the following scene was captured on a beach on Fernandina Island, one of the unspoiled volcanic Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, by the production team of BBC's Planet...
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Stork and Fisherman Unite for 13 Consecutive Years in Amazing Friendship
A longstanding friendship between a stork and a fisherman in Turkey blossomed once again as the majestic bird returned for its thirteenth consecutive year of migration, gracefully resting upon the fisherman’s boat.
For 13 years, the stork named Yaren, settles...
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First Ever Photo of Two Male Humpback Whales Having Sex
Researchers have recently observed something never previously witnessed by humans. They observed two male humpback whales engaging in penetrative sex. This rare event took place near Maui, Hawaii in January 2022.
A group of citizen scientists aboard a private boat...
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Ancient Greek Mathematical Formula Reveals Cutest Dog Breeds
An ancient Greek formula, known as the Golden Ratio, that was used to identify "physical perfection" was recently adopted by pet experts to identify the cutest dog breeds.
The mathematical equation, that compares the measurements, ratios, and symmetry of facial...
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Whale Song Mystery Solved by Scientists
Researchers have figured out how giant whales make their beautiful songs in the ocean. Humpback whales and other large baleen whales have a special voice box for singing underwater.
This discovery, shared in the journal Nature, explains why our noisy...
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Giant Anaconda Discovered in the Amazon Is the World’s Biggest Snake
The world's biggest snake, a previously unknown species of giant anaconda, was discovered in an Amazon rainforest.
With a length of up to 7.5 meters and a weight of nearly 500 kilograms, this newfound species now holds the title of...
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The Most Expensive Liquid in the World at $39 Million Per Gallon
The most expensive liquid in the world is venom from a scorpion which has potential medical applications, but its extraction and processing are highly specialized and dangerous.
The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous scorpions on the planet, and...