The Worst Shark Attack in History
In 1945, a U.S. naval ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine, but the ship’s sinking was just the beginning of the sailors’ nightmare.
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USS Indianapolis sinking: 'You could see sharks circling'
USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the final weeks of WWII. A survivor describes how the sharks circled until their rescuers arrived days later.
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The True-Life Horror That Inspired 'Moby-Dick'
The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that's only the beginning
Scuba diver discovers mastodon tusk
During a normal trip below the surface off the coast of Venice Beach, Florida, scuba diver Alex Lundberg made a pre-historic discovery.
At first I didn't think that my snake would get that big ass rat down. He looked like he was stuck. That's by far the biggest right I've ever given him. He didn't even give it a fucking chance. He was on that bad boy in 3 seconds after I drop it in
End result: fat snake. He got it all
End result: fat snake. He got it all
Crows can 'count' similarly to toddlers, according to new study
It’s the first time scientists have observed the ability outside of humans.
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These monkeys have giant noses for exactly the reason you think
Male proboscis monkeys use their unique nasal cavities to get noticed.
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How scientists accidentally found out that some bees can hibernate underwater
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
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Body lice may be pretty good spreading bubonic plague
Rats and fleas might not be the only culprits behind deadly Yersinia pestis pandemics.
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Rare skin fossil sheds new light on dinosaur feathers
Psittacosaurus may have had a ‘zoned’ mix of feathers and scaly skin.
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T. rex was probably about as intelligent as a crocodile
A paleontological debate continues.
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240-million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' fossil reveals 32 separate neck vertebrae
Dinocephalosaurus’ impressively long neck and flippers helped it gobble up fish in its watery world.
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This ‘blue dragon’ sliced through the ancient Pacific with paddle-like fins
Mosasaurs were marine apex predators and Wakayama Soryu would have been a formidable foe.
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This teenage tyrannosaur had a stomach full of dino drumsticks
The young Gorgosaurus ate the meatiest parts of two smaller dinosaurs shortly before it died.
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This negro slow as fuck! Move the fuck on and quit shaking ya head like a moron.
These snakes play dead, bleed, and poop to avoid being eaten
'They really commit to the role.'
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Why these parrots sometimes kill each other's chicks
Green-rumped parrotlets can be caretakers–or killers.
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Sperm whales may have their own 'alphabet'
MIT scientists used machine learning to analyze their complex communications system.
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What happened when scientists taught parrots to video chat?
Parrots preferred live Facebook Messenger exchanges to pre-recorded squawking.
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They swim and they spin: Meet the aquatic spiders
Some make nests inside seashells, others tote bubbles of air on their backs. The spiders that went back to water evolved lots of slick survival strategies.
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How saber-toothed cats' baby teeth kept their adult fangs from breaking
Scientists simulated the dental adaptations of these adolescent predators.
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Bullet-fast mantis shrimp punches caught by super-speed cameras
Ocean oddity mantis shrimp show up ready to fight with a built-in shield.
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Myrtle the Turtle 'in robust condition' at age 95
The 500-plus pound reptile did well at her most recent check-up at the New England Aquarium.
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Inside the controversial world of classifying life on Earth
No single, unified list exists of all species cataloged by humans. Some scientists want that to change.
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Tiny worm with enormous eyes may have a 'secret language'
If human eyes were this big, we’d carry around about 220 more pounds.
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Critically endangered lemur attacked by vulnerable fosa in Madagascar
Scientists say fosas are not 'the bad guy.'
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Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones
A new approach to monitoring arachnid behavior could help understand their social dynamics, as well as their habitat’s health.
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Ireland was once home to deer with massive 12-foot antlers
Megaloceros giganteus was an Ice Age wonder.
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This 400-pound prehistoric salmon had tusks like a warthog
The ‘spike-toothed' fish was up to 10 feet long.
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Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths
A cheap pair of accessories may transform some of the Earth’s oldest creatures into high-tech, deep sea researchers.
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Three new ancient shark species discovered in Alabama and Kentucky
One species with ‘needle-like fangs’ once stalked a shallow sea that covered the southern US.
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The tunnels, trails and bridges built especially for bears
To thrive, bears and other wild animals need to roam widely between habitats. Wildlife tunnels, trails and bridges can help – but are they enough?
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