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270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog

Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.

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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months

The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's penis was turning to bone

A man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.

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9 of the most 'genetically isolated' human populations in the world

Geographical barriers and cultural differences can prevent people from mingling with their neighbors, leading to genetic isolation — and the phenomenon is more common than most people think.

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'She was waiting for a 1-in-a-million match': Alabama woman is the 3rd patient to ever get a pig kidney

An Alabama woman underwent a transplant procedure to get a new kidney from a gene-edited pig.

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The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?

The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

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Scientists followed a mysterious signal — and found 2 black holes gorging on something like never before

While investigating a mysterious radiation signal unlike any seen before, astronomers may have uncovered a rare pair of binary supermassive black holes with a truly monstrous appetite.

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When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.

When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says

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7,000-year-old alien-like figurine from Kuwait a 'total surprise' to archaeologists

A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have been unearthed from ancient Mesopotamia.

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I'm an evolutionary biologist who investigates real-time evolution in bacteria. These are my 5 must-read science books.

Tiffany Taylor, professor of microbial ecology and evolution at the University of Bath in the U.K., recommends the books that shaped her career and her outlook on life.

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We might have been completely wrong about the origin of Saturn's rings, new study claims

Computer modeling suggests Saturn's rings are billions of years older than previous research suggests — but the new findings are up for debate.

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Weird lickable lollipop invention lets you taste in virtual reality

Licking a lollipop-shaped device can let you taste and smell nine flavors in VR.

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Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano

A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.

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4,000-year-old bones reveal 'unprecedented' violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain

The extremely violent treatment of the corpses of at least 37 Bronze Age people is rewriting the history of prehistoric Britain.

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NASA solves 44-year-old mystery of why Jupiter's Io is so volcanically active

Io is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Now, NASA scientists have revealed how and why.

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Bat poop used to grow cannabis kills 2 in New York in unusual cases

Two men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis.

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Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and 'the blob' was to blame

The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.

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Radiation-resistant 'extremophile' microbe dubbed 'Conan the Bacterium' inspires new antioxidant

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation.

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Henry the giant crocodile, who has sired 10,000 babies, celebrates 124th birthday

Henry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.

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World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years

The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.

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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king

Fragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.

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Do atoms ever touch?

Atoms make up everything around us, but do these building blocks of matter ever actually touch?

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1,800-year-old silver amulet could rewrite history of Christianity in the early Roman Empire

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

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