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Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps reveal -
'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats 3 Comments -
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse 3 Comments
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How to watch 'Shark Week' 2026 — schedule, dates & episodesHere's how to watch "Shark Week" 2026 online from anywhere, including the dates, schedule and synopses for the seven-day extravaganza.
By Patrick Fletcher Published
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'We're trying this out of frustration': Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cutsAs U.S. federal research budgets continue to be slashed, a team of marmot researchers have turned to unconventional sources of funding.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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'It was unlike anything I'd witnessed before': Orcas seen headbutting a sunfish so hard that it explodedIn two encounters in the Gulf of California, one orca held a dead sunfish in place while another rammed it at high speed, breaking the carcass into what appear to be bite-sized pieces for younger whales.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Mice on 'godforsaken' frozen volcanoes eat toxic plants to survive conditions 'not remotely compatible with long-term human survival'Researchers risked their lives to study Andean leaf-eared mice on the inhospitable peaks of the Puna de Atacama volcanoes in Chile.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museumsInterview Biologists Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared tell Live Science how beetle larvae could be repurposed from pet food to a cleaner for museums and laboratories.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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What is the roundest animal?Life's Little Mysteries It's fairly uncommon to find a spherical creature, although they're more common in the sea than on land. So which one is the roundest?
By Katherine Irving Published
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'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.Gus, a Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in South Dakota, just sold for $50 million at auction. But it's unknown if the specimen will ever be made available to science.
By Kristi Curry Rogers Published
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Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to scienceA striking new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, was discovered deep in the Congo rainforest and has been scientifically described for the first time.
By Chris Simms Published
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Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinctionResearchers at the University of Queensland in Australia want to freeze koala sex cells in liquid nitrogen, which could preserve the DNA for decades until we need it, an expert said.
By Sascha Pare Published
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