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Planet Earth

At Almost 500 Feet Below the Water, Experts Heard the Sounds of the Elusive Beaked Whale

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The Sciences

Ancient People Brought Animals From Far and Wide for Elaborate Feasts in Bronze Age Britain

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Environment

Orange Rivers in Alaska Signify a Color-Changing Crisis, Exposing Fish to Toxic Metals

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This Adorable Bumpy Snailfish Is One of Three New Species Discovered in the Deep-Sea

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A New Relative of the Kangaroo Has Just Been &nbsp;Discovered &mdash; Only They Are Already Extinct

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Fossils of Extinct Coelacanths Faced a Case of Mistaken Identity for Over a Century

The thumbnail and hand of a kangaroo rat, an example of a rodent with thumbnails that uses its hands to manipulate its food.

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Rodents&#39; Oddly Humanlike Thumbnails Have Let Them Feast on Nuts Since Ancient Times

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Rainbow Shrimp Vision Is the Most Powerful of Any Animal on Earth, But We Don&rsquo;t Know Why

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Are Animals Like Mountain Lions and Bears Leaving Yellowstone National Park?

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Gigantopithecus Was the Largest Ape to Exist &mdash; Why Did it Disappear?

A small freshwater fish without color or eyes against a black background.

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The Evolution of this Eyeless Fish Helps us Pinpoint When Caves Started to Form

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Jak, a research participant, made it through another Christmas after the clinical trial, which was longer than his estimated time left after his diagnosis.

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Health

Cats Might Hold the Secret to Treating Head and Neck Cancer in Humans

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动物

在水下近500英尺处，专家们听到了神出鬼没的喙鲸的声音

青铜时代，古代人从远方运来动物，举行盛大的宴会

阿拉斯加的橙色河流预示着一场变色危机，使鱼类暴露于有毒金属中

这只可爱的凹凸狮子鱼是在深海中发现的三个新物种之一

袋鼠的一种新亲属刚刚被发现——但它们已经灭绝了

已灭绝的腔棘鱼化石在一个多世纪里面临着身份被误认的情况

啮齿动物奇特似人的指甲让它们自古以来就能享用坚果

彩虹虾的视力是地球上所有动物中最强的，但我们不知道原因

像美洲狮和熊这样的动物正在离开黄石国家公园吗？

巨猿是地球上存在过的最大的猿类——它为什么会灭绝？

这种无眼鱼的进化帮助我们确定洞穴开始形成的时间

猫可能掌握着治疗人类头颈癌的秘密

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