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3.2 million-year-old human ancestor 'Lucy' had massive...
Australopithecus afarensis, the extinct species to which Lucy belongs, could probably straighten its knee joints, extend its hips...
Top-secret special-ops submarine from World War II discovered...
A veteran Greek diver announced that he'd discovered the wreck of HMS Triumph after searching for more than 20 years.
How octopuses could have helped avert the Cuban missile...
As Cold War tensions rose, Gregory Bateson was busy observing two solitary octopuses learning to live together in a single tank —...
6-inch stone penis was used to sharpen weapons in medieval...
Archaeologists in Spain unearthed the sword-sharpening stone with an eye-catching shape in a destroyed 15th-century tower.
Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning...
NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.
Astronomers discover 2nd-ever 'Tatooine' star system with...
For only the second time, astronomers have discovered multiple "Tatooine worlds," or circumbinary planets, in the same star system.
World's most painful ant sting targets nerves in the same...
Bullet and greenhead ants produce toxins they inject with every sting, which prolong nerve signals to the brain and lead to trembling,...
Common weight-loss surgery for teens may weaken their bones
Sleeve gastrectomies can help teens and young adults with obesity lose weight, but the surgery could also poorly affect their bone...
