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"Mutilation of tree of life": Human activity wiped 71 branches of species from Earth, 35 times faster than expected
We're not just losing animals by the species anymore; it's by the genus now. Examining 34,600 land-…
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Scientists discover new plant species in Arunachal Pradesh
The species is named to honor Dr Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, a scientist at the BSI, for his "signific…
PTI
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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog
Scientists think that the animal, which lived 270 million years ago, likely "resembled a stout sala…
Cameron Manley
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The first known hybrid between a dog and a fox was discovered in Brazil after being hit by a car
After the animal was hit by a car in Brazil, scientists struggled to determine whether it was a dog…
Alia Shoaib
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A researcher said she named a new butterfly species after the 'Lord of the Rings' villain partly because spending 10 years on the study felt like the eye of Sauron looking at her
Blanca Huertas spent over a decade studying hundreds of butterfly species and said it was "a lot of…
Chris Panella
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A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor
A 13-year-old saw a skull protruding from a boulder. The fossil belonged to an ancient toothless wa…
Jenny McGrath
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Indo-German team discovers new catfish species in Kerala with no eyes, blood-red body
An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no m…
PTI
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Climate change was rampant in the ancient past. So how did our primitive ancestors survive?
The Earth was throwing an increasing number of climate tantrums over the past three million years, …
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5,000-year-old cauldrons of the Bronze Age are so well preserved they offer archeologists the 'first evidence' of an ancient feast consisting of milk and meat
5,000-year-old Maykop cauldrons of the Bronze Age have blood and milk proteins from cattle, sheep, …
Jenny McGrath
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Strange, 7-foot-long cannibalistic fish with fangs that live in the deep sea are washing up on the West Coast and scientists don't know why
Lancetfish have washed up in Oregon and California, where a video from 2021 showed the fish flappin…
Kelsey Vlamis
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First photos of the incredible snailfish swimming more than 8,300 meters below the surface near Japan, the deepest observation of a fish ever recorded
Snailfish live in the deepest part of the ocean, known as the hadal zone, where depths reach 6,000 …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Chestnuts: Nature's nutritional powerhouse
Chestnuts, known for their earthy flavor and unique nutritional profile, have been a beloved food s…
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Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good
Many species were named in honor of famous people and celebrities. But species names are difficult …
Jenny McGrath
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I'm a Gen Zer who gets asked what young workers want. It's simple: to be included in conversations about our careers and the workplace.
Many corporate leaders hope to attract young workers. But some execs seem scared to talk to Gen Zer…
Alexandra York
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Indo-Pacific corals might end up dominating reefs just by being 'less picky' with their food, study shows
The study has indicated that in the coming years, Cladocopium (the genus that the five studied flex…
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Walnuts: A nutrient-rich powerhouse for health and flavor
Walnuts, with their distinctively wrinkled shell and brain-like appearance, have been revered for c…
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Scientists named a fungicide after Keanu Reeves because it's extremely effective at killing just like his characters
The new compounds, called keanumycins A, B, and C, could be used to treat human yeast infections an…
Hannah Getahun
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Deadly Covid variants still transmissible between species, finds study
Scientists believe bats first transmitted Covid virus to humans in December 2019, and while the vir…
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Microplastics make its way to water trapped in plant leaf: Study
Microplastics have been detected near the peak of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, Antarctica'…
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J. R. R. Tolkien now shares his name with a mystical stream frog found in Ecuador — a country in the literal middle of the earth
The legacy of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author behind "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," is bein…