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Huge cheetah that roamed China 1 million years ago would have stood face to face with a tiger

Extinct colossal cat Acinonyx pleistocaenicus was the biggest species of cheetah to have ever lived, scientists reveal.

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STEVE — the bizarre purple ribbon in the sky — has a 'secret twin' that appears only before dawn, study finds

An atmospheric phenomenon known as STEVE has a secret twin that appears before the break of dawn and flows in the opposite direction, new research finds.

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Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike

'Teen Rex' is about to go on display for the first time and appear in a new T. rex documentary, thanks to a discovery made by three young boys.

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Cobra venom kills by collapsing blood vessels, organ-on-a-chip shows

A new 3D model of a human blood vessel made in the lab may help accelerate the development of new antivenoms, researchers say.

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2,000-year-old rock art, including nearly 140-foot-long snake, may mark ancient territories in Colombia, Venezuela

Archaeologists used cameras and drones to fully map 14 massive rock art sites scattered across Venezuela and Colombia.

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'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders

Certain stretches of ancient viral DNA in the human genome may increase the chances of developing three neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms

This infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory symptoms, but not the first H5N1 case in the world to do so.

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China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon

China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2). China has now landed two missions on the moon's mysterious far side.

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Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no clues

Despite numerous tests, experts still can't figure out why smalltooth sawfish in Florida are dying in such a strange way — spinning, thrashing and beaching themselves.

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Orcas 'attacking' boats are actually just bored teenagers having fun, experts say

Orcas off the coast of Iberia are spending less time hunting and more time exploring new games thanks to the recent recovery of their favorite prey, Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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Early Celtic elites inherited power through maternal lines, ancient DNA reveals

The early Celts may have inherited power through their mother's side, according to an ancient DNA analysis of lavish burials in Europe.

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32 of the loudest animals on Earth

Some of the world's animals produce ear-splitting sounds — and some the loudest out there may come as a surprise.

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'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years

Wolf 907F recently gave birth to her 10th litter of pups, which researchers say is likely a Yellowstone National Park record.

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Earth from space: Shapeshifting rusty river winds through Madagascar's 'red lands'

This 2018 astronaut photo shows the rust-colored waters of Madagascar's Betsiboka River winding through a complex series of mangrove islands. Both the river and islands have been altered in recent years by destructive human practices.

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A woman kept getting drunk despite not drinking. Fungi in her gut were brewing their own alcohol.

A woman kept mysteriously getting drunk despite not consuming alcohol. Turns out, a rare condition called "auto-brewery syndrome" was to blame.

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32 unusual medical cases

Medical case reports feature a wide array of unusual ailments, from "furry tongues" and water allergies to changing eye colors.

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Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints

Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests.

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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots galaxy churning out stars in overtime

The James Webb Space Telescope peers into NGC 4449, a small galaxy showing explosive star formation that astronomers can't quite explain.

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Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?

The ancient Egyptians buried their dead at Saqqara for thousands of years. Why was the necropolis so important to them?

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Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.

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Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea

The U.S. wreck is the grave site of the 79 crew who died when the sub was sunk in battle in 1944.

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3,500-year-old rock art of wild sheep and double-humped camels revealed in Kazakhstan

Volunteers on an environmental clean-up in Kazakhstan uncovered rock art dating to the Bronze or Iron ages, but archaeologists say they already knew about the site.

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China's secret space plane has released another unknown object over Earth

China's mysterious Shenlong space plane has released an unidentified object in orbit — the seventh such object released in the past six months. The U.S. Space Force is monitoring the situation.

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How many stars in the Milky Way die each year?

Stars die at different rates depending on how they kick the bucket.

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28 'carefully placed' horses in ancient burial in France may have been part of a sacrificial ritual

Based on the positioning of the horses, researchers determined that the animals may have been buried as part of a sacrifice.

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