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Weird Boneless Animal Rips Itself New Mouth at Every Meal
By Mindy Weisberger published
When it comes to genuinely cringe-inducing feeding adaptations, you'd be hard-pressed to find an example more hard-core than the hydra, which rips itself a new mouth at every feeding time.
Philip Who? A Gallery of Mystery Bones
By Stephanie Pappas published
An intractable debate in archaeology centers on whether burned bones in an ancient Macedonian tomb belong to Alexander the Great's illustrious father or his mentally disabled half-brother.
Man Tears Tendon After Playing 'Candy Crush' for Weeks
By Rachael Rettner published
A California man tore a tendon in his thumb after playing a puzzle game on his smartphone too much, according to a new report of the case.
Bone Density Drop in Modern Humans Linked to Less Physical Activity
By Charles Q. Choi published
Skeleton of Possible 'Witch Girl' Found
By Rossella Lorenzi published
The skeleton of a girl buried face down, meant as a punishment in the afterlife, is found by archaeologists in Italy.
Dreadnoughtus Dinosaur Weighed Whopping 65 Tons, Feared Nothing
By Laura Geggel published
A gargantuan, long-necked dinosaur as big as a two-story house and weighing as much as 12 elephants once stalked a flower-dotted earth some 77 million years ago in what is now Argentina.
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