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Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could...
The male octopus was repeatedly filmed violently jolting awake from sleep and engaging in unusual activities, but exactly what prompted...
Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so...
About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now...
New York City may be sinking under its own weight because...
Scientists estimate the mass of the 1,084,954 buildings within the five boroughs of New York City is 1.68 trillion pounds.
Why are insects attracted to artificial lights?
Artificial lights can be deadly to the insects that fly around them, so why do these critters do it?
Science news this week: The spark of life in space and...
Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...
China's mysterious space plane released an unidentified...
Here's what we know (and don't know) about China's mysterious space plane, which just landed after nine months in orbit on a secret...
1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain...
An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples...
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
There are some bone-chilling places on Earth, but what is the lowest temperature ever recorded and where was it?
