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Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever

Artist’s illustration of a snake from the Madtsoiidae family modified from nixillustration.com Fossil remains discovered in India have been identified…

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New class of antimicrobials discovered in soil bacteria

Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors, especially…

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New fluffy longhorn beetle discovered in Australia

The adjective “fluffy” is not usually one that applies to the billions of bugs that call Earth home. Still, some…

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Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog

Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum…

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How Dr. Rachel Brem Discovered Her Own Breast Cancer

Rachel Brem, MD already had a plan. She was going to get a prophylactic mastectomy, determined to get ahead of…

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Fluffy beetle discovered in Australia may be the world’s hairiest

A new species of fluffy longhorn beetle found in Queensland, Australia James Tweed An entomologist camping with his partner in…

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Newly discovered deep-sea worm moves like a ‘living magic carpet’

The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty inhospitable places. Some are bioluminescent, glowing in regions too deep…

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See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot

Our oceans are vast and discovering new and lost species are among some of the most exciting discoveries in the…

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A lost 22-page transcript discovered at the National Archives reveals the secret history of how Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden’s ancestor

Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather, Moses J. Robinette, in 1864. Robinette was convicted after a fight with an…

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How newly discovered brain cells have made us rethink the human mind

Some astrocytes have functions we once thought were exclusive to neurons NIH/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/ALAMY IT IS strange to think that…

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