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Woman taken by shark off Tathra Beach, 10 years later her story returns
It was a perfect April morning off the coast of Tathra, New South Wales. Christine Armstrong, a 63-year-old ocean swimmer…
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New study links guppy color to brainpower, sex drive, and survival
Male guppies are tiny, tropical fish, but their looks could rival any fashion week runway. The flashier the color, the…
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Florida cat “Pepper” uncovers new virus in backyard shrew
When a black cat showed up with a dead shrew in its mouth, it seemed like any other day in…
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Bush dogs are smaller than a beagle, but they hunt like wolves
You’d be forgiven for thinking the bush dog is a hoax. Rarely seen and once known only from fossils, it…
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How bizarre feet made the Eurasian coot a survival machine
They look like something out of science fiction. Long, finger-like toes with rubbery flaps that pulse outward when they hit…
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This tiny frog glows in the dark—and it’s rewriting biology
In the highland rainforests of Borneo, where clouds cling to the canopy and the air thickens with night, scientists have…
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What science still can’t explain about the bee hummingbird (Zunzuncito)
It’s lighter than a dime. Smaller than your thumb. And when it flies, it doesn’t flap—it vibrates. Meet the bee…
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Unicorn cows are real, but they’re not what you think
It starts with a photograph. A tan cow stands in profile, gazing toward the camera, with one impossible detail: a…
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The bronze mouse knitting DNA isn’t just cute. It’s a reckoning.
In the Siberian research city of Akademgorodok, a bronze statue stands in quiet defiance of its size. It is just…
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