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Tiny 'King Tut' whale 'lived fast and died fast' in ancient Egyptian waters

Paleontologists in Egypt have described a new species of extinct whale that was dwarfed by other basilosaurids.

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Bison are being introduced to the Russian Arctic to replace extinct woolly mammoths. But why?

Large herbivores could transform the local ecosystem by grazing and recycling nutrients, but the climate was probably more important in shaping the vast, frigid grasslands of the Pleistocene.

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Can Ozempic and Wegovy cause 'stomach paralysis' and 'cyclic vomiting'?

"Stomach paralysis" linked to drugs like Ozempic has raised alarm. What do doctors make of the reports?

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Crocodiles are drawn to the wails of crying human babies and infant primates

Nile crocodiles seemed to respond more strongly to intense crying from human and ape infants, compared to calmer, quiet cries.

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What did Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, really look like?

"Cleopatra's skin color has nothing to do with her accomplishments, which are immense."

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'Lost' 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village discovered in the heart of Mexico City

Excavations revealed three human burials, as well as ceramics and architectural structures from a settlement that existed around A.D. 450 to 650.

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Treblab X3 Pro review

The Treblab X3 Pro are ideal for runners, particularly on a budget. Read our review for more.

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Why do we always have room for dessert?

Adding variety to your diet may cause you to eat more than you need to, studies show.

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Do we really use only 10% of our brains?

How much of the brain does each person use throughout their day?

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Did scientists really create a room temperature superconductor? Not so fast, experts say.

The research, which has not been peer-reviewed, has sparked viral attempts at imitation around the world.

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Highest-energy sunlight ever recorded is far beyond what scientists thought possible

Light from the sun can reach energies of nearly 10 trillion electron volts.

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How long can an asteroid 'survive'?

Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.

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19 'mass extinctions' had CO2 levels we're now veering toward, study warns

The research looked at peaks in biodiversity loss and their relationship with atmospheric CO2, finding 50 events over the last 534 million years that can be considered mass extinctions.

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Scientists 'remote-controlled' designer human cells implanted in mice using only DC currents

Using off-the-shelf consumer batteries, scientists stimulated insulin release from engineered human cells implanted in diabetic mice and restored the rodents' normal blood sugar levels.

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Muscle-healing gel could be a 'new frontier' for treating pelvic floor damage, very early study suggests

In a study, injecting rats with a new gel helped prevent or reverse pelvic floor damage associated with birth.

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This colossal extinct whale was the heaviest animal to ever live

Paleontologists in Peru have described an ancient species of whale that was way heavier than a blue whale.

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Will the US run out of water?

"The issue is not about running out of water, it's about having water in the right place," Lis Mullin Bernhardt, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), told Live Science.

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Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

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See stunning likeness of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced

Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.

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Long-held myth says Hurricane Andrew sparked Florida's Burmese python problem. Is it true?

The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit.

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Are legs more important than arms?

Whether arms or legs are more important depends on the species and the environment.

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Why is gold so soft?

Gold is the most malleable element, but what's the science behind it?

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How long can an asteroid 'survive'?

Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.

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Watch orca tear open whale shark and feast on its liver in extremely rare footage

The orca "slurped in the liver and then the whale shark just fell and descended down, with no movement," James Moskito of Ocean Safaris told Live Science.

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'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean?

Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.

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