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'William the Hippo': The ancient Egyptian statuette deliberately...
Ancient Egyptians feared hippos, to the point that they removed three of the statuette's legs so it wouldn't cause chaos in the afterlife.
Kidneys donated by Black people are more likely to be thrown...
As it is now, the U.S. transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though...
Shark Bay: Home to Earth's largest plant — an immortal,...
A 77-square-mile seagrass meadow at the bottom of Shark Bay in Western Australia is both Earth's largest plant and largest clone.
Do women have a higher pain tolerance than men?
Does a person's sex dictate how they respond to pain? To a certain degree, yes, but there's a lot scientists don't know.
James Webb Space Telescope celebrates Independence Day...
NASA celebrates the Fourth of July with a dazzling image of an erupting baby star.
How popcorn was discovered nearly 7,000 years ago
An archaeologist explains the food's likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago.
Missing pieces of 6th-century Byzantine bucket finally...
Archaeologists at Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial in England, have discovered pieces of a broken bucket from the Byzantine...
Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks...
A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.