Three newfound thylacine relatives recently unearthed in Australia suggest that marsupial predators were more widespread in ancient Australia than previously thought. Scientists have identified a “bone-crushing” ancestor of the Tasmanian tiger. The bone crusher — …
Fossils of bone-crushing and meat-slashing Tasmanian tiger ancestors discovered in Australia Read More
Name: Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) Where it lives: In the mesopelagic zone of the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans What it eats: Krill, plankton, crustaceans and squid Why it’s awesome: According to Japanese myth, …
The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake. Read More
The mummy was well preserved with an expensive embalming material. Her organs were still intact, showing an unusual mummification technique, a CT scan revealed. An ancient Egyptian woman died in so much pain, her muscles …
‘Screaming Woman’ mummy suffered a painful death in ancient Egypt, virtual autopsy finds Read More
Detailed 3D images of the first tardigrade fossils ever discovered help scientists predict when tardigrades evolved their near-indestructibility — a trait that might have helped them survive multiple mass extinctions. Tardigrades are well-known for being …
1st tardigrade fossils ever discovered hint at how they survived Earth’s biggest mass extinction Read More
From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes as long as a Tyrannosaurus rex — to modern-day pythons and boa constrictors that can swallow humans whole, these are the biggest, heaviest and longest snakes to have …
The biggest snake in the world (and 10 other giant serpents) Read More
Wildlife officials in Georgia stumbled across a pair of snakes that had been “expelled” by a larger serpent, only to discover that one of the regurgitated victims was still alive. When wildlife officials in Georgia …
4-foot snake vomits up 2 smaller snakes — and 1 was still alive Read More
The angular roughshark has wide-set eyes, a pink snout, massive nostrils and pronounced dermal denticles, giving them a furrry, pig-like appearance. Name: Angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina) Where it lives: In the eastern Atlantic ocean from …
Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when captured Read More
Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts’ abdomens while they’re still alive. Researchers in Mississippi have discovered a previously unknown species …
Parasitic ‘horror’ wasp that bursts from a fly’s abdomen like an ‘Alien’ xenomorph discovered in Mississippi backyard Read More
A simulation has revealed why you shouldn’t pop pimples in a specific area of your face dubbed the ‘triangle of death’. The weather has started changing, and this could lead to a lot of people’s …
Worrying simulation shows why you should never pop spots in ‘triangle of death’ on your face Read More
Flight attendants work hard, but the flight attendants on this top-secret US government airline work even harder. Now, there have been so many theories about what the US government really get up to in its …
‘America’s most secret airline’ that flies people to Area 51 has sparked a huge conspiracy theory Read More
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