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'Death pool' at bottom of sea kills everything that enters - and has clue to alien life

The salty underwater lakes - just 1.25 miles off the coast of Egypt - are one of the most extreme environments on Earth, and are thought to have been formed millions of years ago

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?

Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.

LiveScience · May 18, 2023

1,700-year-old Roman watchtower ruins discovered in Switzerland

Archaeologists in Switzerland have unearthed the remains of a fourth century A.D. watchtower built to protect the edge of the Roman Empire.

LiveScience · May 17, 2023

A man's rare gene variant may have shielded him from devastating form of early Alzheimer's

The discovery of a gene variant that protects against an early, insidious form of Alzheimer's could lead to new treatments for the disease.

LiveScience · May 15, 2023

What is the deadliest spider in the world?

Although nearly all spiders are venomous, a few stand out from the crowd for their potent toxins. So, which spider is the deadliest in the world?

LiveScience · May 15, 2023

The most powerful black holes in the universe may finally have an explanation

Quasars, the most extreme phenomena in the universe, are triggered when galactic collisions deliver gas to feeding black holes, new research suggests.

Space · May 15, 2023

Alien-like comb jellies have a nervous system like nothing ever seen before

Strange sea creatures called ctenophores have a fused nerve net where scientists expected to see synapses. Did they evolve their nervous system separately from other animals?

LiveScience · May 15, 2023

Did Noah's flood really happen?

Noah's flood is a story much older than the Bible, and researchers are still learning about its roots.

LiveScience · May 14, 2023

When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America?

The linkage of the Americas had outsize impacts globally, and its controversial timing has similarly large implications for science.

LiveScience · May 13, 2023

Rhino-like 'thunder beasts' grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinos died off

Ancient mammals known as 'thunder beasts' grew 1,000 times bigger just 16 million years after the dino-killing asteroid struck.

LiveScience · May 12, 2023