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Moctezuma, the adult male of the pod is identified as one of the killer whales involved in the attack.

Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish

A fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Paranthropus boisei individual.

Kevin G. Hatala/Chatham University

Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths

Coprolites from the Early Jurassic of Soltykow, Poland: Coprolites of herbivorous dinosaurs with numerous plant remains.

Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki

Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth

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Scientists solve centuries-old mystery of how a cucumber explosively squirts its seeds

Cassidy Delamarter

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

The Progress 90 cargo craft carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Poisk module. Credit: NASA+

Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft

Astronaut Emily Calandrelli celebrates a successful mission to space.

Emily Calandrelli, 100th woman in space, refuses to bow to ‘small men on the internet’

The frozen mummy of <em>Homotherium latidens</em> (Owen, 1846), specimen DMF AS RS, no. Met-20-1, Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Indigirka River basin, Badyarikha River; Upper Pleistocene: (A) external appearance; (B) skeleton, CT-scan, dorsal view.

courtesy Prof. Alexey V. Lopatin

35,000-year-old saber-toothed baby cat mummy still has its fur

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving.
This image was acquired on Nov. 19, 2024 (Sol 1333) at the local mean solar time of 12:07:26.

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Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. A prize-winning book offers a reality check

Deep Sea Vision

They thought they’d found Amelia Earhart’s plane. Instead, the search continues

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In 1922, American chemist, Thomas Midgley, Jr. discovered tetraethyl, an antiknock agent in gasoline, which led to the establishment of the ethyl gasoline industry. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Once celebrated, an inventor’s breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters — and the world is still recovering

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‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life. Scientists say they’ve found potential evidence

KARS, TURKIYE - MAY 18: A view of moon, appearing in the sky in the evening hours in Kars, Turkey, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — soon

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Why axolotls seem to be everywhere — except in the one lake they call home