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A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body.

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?

The connections between different regions of the brain responsible for language processing depend on which language you grew up with.

This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.

A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun's corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. The surprise event sparked auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.

Archaeologists have discovered broken pharaoh-sphinx statues at an ancient Egyptian sun temple.

Researchers in Russia recently dissected a mummified bison dating back to around 8,000 years ago. The remains are so well preserved that the team thinks the extinct animal could be cloned, but others disagree.

The real-life origins of a once-mythological wildcat called the "cat-fox" are finally coming to light thanks to recent genetics research.

People who "choke" under pressure underperform in high-stakes situations out of stress and worry. But what causes this phenomenon?

The rodent has been predicting the start of spring since 1887. But how good is Phil at his prognostications?

The 27-year-old was said to be feeling an 'impending sense of doom' each time she threw-up, because the patient knew she was in for a long ordeal of vomiting