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What is this bizarre and nightmarish mystery creature photographed on an Egyptian beach?
Andrea Jud was wandering on a beach at Gabr el-Bint, Egypt when she spotted this nightmarish creature around 40 feet from the water. She posted…
Wolves survived the ice age as a single, global population
Enlarge / An Eastern Gray Wolf is a mix of Siberian ancestry and coyote DNA. (credit: Michael Cummings) Man’s best friend was the first of…
Inca-era tomb unearthed beneath home in Peru’s capital
500-year old structure, found in working-class area of Lima, thought to contain remains of society elites Scientists have unearthed an Inca-era tomb under a home…
Marble head of Hercules pulled up from Roman shipwreck site in Greece
Rich archaeological area 50 meters under sea off Antikythera gives up yet more treasures after boulders removed For archaeologists, it’s the underwater find that keeps…
‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia
Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
Two rocky super-Earths discovered just 33 light-years away
Researchers using NASA’s TESS satellite have discovered two rocky exoplanets in a system in our cosmic backyard, located just 33 light-years from Earth. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/rocky-super-earths-hd-260655/…
Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests
Close human contact only started about 3,500 years ago and birds were initially venerated, find archaeologists Chickens were originally tempted down from the trees and…
Asteroid Samples Brought to Earth Contain Key Molecules for Life
Japan’s education ministry says that more than 20 types of amino acids were detected in samples of an asteroid that were brought to Earth in…
Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone
The CO2 level in May was 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, raising fears about climate change. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/4/earths-co2-level-passes-a-new-climate-milestone Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Experimental Gene Treatment May Have Helped Shrink a Woman’s Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
In new research this week, an experimental treatment seems to have helped beat back a woman’s advanced pancreatic cancer. The woman’s tumors have since substantially…
Dolphins recognize each other by the taste of their urine
Dolphins don’t need to see or hear nearby family or friends to know they’re around. They can just taste their urine in the water, according…
The Wetlands Are Drowning
A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren’t…
Human skull found by Minnesota kayakers 8,000 years old, experts say
Skull discovered in drought-depleted Minnesota River last summer to be returned to Native American officials Native American officials will be given a partial skull discovered…
Ancient forest found at bottom of huge sinkhole in China
Scientists believe site in Guangxi with trees up to 40 metres tall may contain undiscovered species An ancient forest has been found at the bottom…
Dolphins Appear to Self-Medicate With Coral in New Video
Researchers have observed a unique behavior among the bottlenose dolphins that inhabit the northern Red Sea, off the coast of Egypt: The animals rub their…
Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of…
More human remains discovered at Lake Mead, days after body found in barrel
New human remains were found at Lake Mead in Nevada over the weekend, days after a decomposed body was found in a metal barrel at…
Vast underground water system helps drive Antarctica’s glaciers
Enlarge (credit: De Agostini Picture Library | Getty Images) Lake Whillans is a strange body of water, starting with the fact that there is liquid…
Largest US cave figures, about 1,000 years old, discovered in Alabama
Cave in northern Alabama home to carvings that experts say were probably made during the Woodland period The largest cave figures in North America have…
An Antimatter Experiment Shows Surprises Near Absolute Zero
An experiment conducted on hybrid matter-antimatter atoms has defied researchers’ expectations. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/an-antimatter-experiment-shows-surprises-near-absolute-zero/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Mexico ‘crime scene’ skulls turn out to be from 900 AD
When Mexican police found a pile of about 150 skulls in a cave in 2012, they thought they were looking at a crime scene. Source:…
Could key ingredients for life have arrived from space? Scientists say yes
A fresh examination of meteorites that landed in the United States, Canada and Australia is bolstering the notion that such objects may have delivered to…
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