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A theoretical biologist says getting older may not have to come with a higher...
Ever heard someone say their family member "died of old age"?That's almost never what actually happened, at least from a medical perspective. Aging in and of itself is not a cause of death. When most...
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Customs officers found live king cobras being smuggled into the US in potato...
A king cobra is not what you expect to find when you open a canister of potato chips.Yet that's exactly what United States Customs and Border Protection officials discovered on March 2 when they...
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Which body part hurts the most when stung by a bee? A scientist put himself...
Pain is notoriously subjective — some people can take more of it than others.But we need to measure pain, so scientists have derived scales that are generally considered valid ways of assessing how...
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17 'facts' about space and Earth that you thought were true — but have been...
Whenever someone asks me about outer space, I get animated.No surprise there. I've made a living speaking to experts and writing about it for more than a decade, and I've read obsessively on the topic...
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Tiny mysterious sea creatures attacked and bloodied an Australian teen’s legs...
Australian teen Sam Kanizay's legs were chewed up by mysterious creatures at a beach near Melbourne, Australia.Initial reports called the flesh-eating creatures "sea lice"— which refers to more than...
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Lots of animals are more murderous than humans — these are the most surprising
A recent study published in Nature looked at thousands of different mammal species and worked out the percentage of cases in which animal fatalities were caused by their own kind. The study, led by...
View ArticleThousands of people are signing up for goat yoga classes to help with relaxation
This yoga class in Massachusetts brought in goats to add some extra relaxation for the customers.More than 2,000 people tried to buy the 120 tickets on sale for the first class, which sold out in only...
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No one knows exactly how many rats live in New York City — here's why it's so...
Estimates of New York City's rat populate range from 250,000 to millions.Recent research tells us a lot about New York City's rat populations and the disease they may pick up.But no one has done a...
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How animals will react to the upcoming solar eclipse
There's something disconcerting about darkness in the middle of the day.You get a taste of that feeling when a storm suddenly rolls in overhead, but a total solar eclipse, like the one a 70-mile-wide...
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Animals reacted strangely during the solar eclipse — here's some of the...
I watched the solar eclipse on my parents' farm in Wisconsin and got a front row seat to wacky animal behavior during the celestial event of the century.At the eclipse's peak, when the moon was...
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Chimpanzees display psychopathic behaviour in its purest form — and it's...
Psychopathy in chimpanzees can be defined by their levels of meanness, boldness, and lack of restraint.Research shows that chimpanzees display psychopathic behaviour in its purest form because they are...
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Chinese real estate broker jokingly warns buyers of Canada's vicious wildlife
A Hong Kong marketing firm is sharing a post that Canadian real estate is dangerous, and that’s why you should opt for a condo. Overseas Estates Limited, a firm specializing in Toronto and Vancouver...
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How Florida zoos are protecting their animals from Hurricane Irma
It isn't just humans who will need to weather the storm when Hurricane Irma makes its landfall in Florida on Sunday.Zoo Miami is keeping its 3,000 animals — from flamingos to cheetahs — largely in...
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A surreal legal battle over whether a monkey can own a selfie is finally over
A wildlife photographer and an animal rights group have reached a settlement in perhaps the weirdest lawsuit of the century.David Slater and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have been...
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The most stunning wildlife photos of 2017
Beneath the Antarctic ice, Weddell seals play in underwater caverns. Resplendent quetzals deliver food to their young in a Costa Rican cloud forest. And an elephant gazes at a photographer as her herd...
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A baby white giraffe and its mother have been spotted in Kenya
A pair of rare white giraffes have been spotted in Kenya.The rare animals — a mother and baby — were discovered by villagers near the Ishaqbini conservancy in Garissa, eastern Kenya.Locals first saw...
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Two white giraffes, a mother and baby, were spotted at a conservancy in Garissa County, Kenya.They have a condition called leucism which prevents pigmentation in skin cells.The giraffes can still...
View Article4 surprising things that are made with animal products
You probably own a lot of items that contain animal parts in them. From tattoo ink to dryer sheets, companies use the remains of animals in order to enhance their products.EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was...
View ArticleHere's the never-before-seen 'octopus city' scientists recently discovered
A group of scientists discovered an underwater "octopus city" off the coast of Australia in Jervis Bay, and they've named it "Octlantis."This discovery of octopuses interacting in a high-density den...
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