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Meet The Barreleye Fish, The Deep-Sea Lurker That Hunts Using Shadows

The barreleye might look like a submarine, but its transparent head is necessary to navigate the 2,500-feet-deep waters in which it lives.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 19, 2020

Meet The Barreleye Fish, The Deep-Sea Lurker That Hunts Using Shadows

The barreleye might look like a submarine, but its transparent head is necessary to navigate the 2,500-feet-deep waters in which it lives.

By Natasha Ishak • August 19, 2020

How The Nightmare Tongue-Eating Louse Parasite Replaces A Fish’s Tongue

The tongue-eating louse is the only known parasite that can functionally replace a host's organ.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 18, 2020

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How The Nightmare Tongue-Eating Louse Parasite Replaces A Fish’s Tongue

The tongue-eating louse is the only known parasite that can functionally replace a host's organ.

By Natasha Ishak • August 18, 2020

Researchers Find The Remains Of What Could Be One Of The World’s Last Woolly Rhinos In The Stomach Of An Ice Age Puppy

The wolf-dog hybrid was dated at 14,000 years old — and woolly rhinos are believed to have gone extinct around the same time.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 18, 2020

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Researchers Find The Remains Of What Could Be One Of The World’s Last Woolly Rhinos In The Stomach Of An Ice Age Puppy

The wolf-dog hybrid was dated at 14,000 years old — and woolly rhinos are believed to have gone extinct around the same time.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 18, 2020

Telescope At Arecibo Observatory Searching For Intelligent Life Mysteriously Damaged Overnight

In the dead of night, an auxiliary cable meant to last another 15 years inexplicably snapped. The incident created a 100-foot gash in the dish — halting the search for extraterrestrial life.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 17, 2020

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Telescope At Arecibo Observatory Searching For Intelligent Life Mysteriously Damaged Overnight

In the dead of night, an auxiliary cable meant to last another 15 years inexplicably snapped. The incident created a 100-foot gash in the dish — halting the search for extraterrestrial life.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 17, 2020

Meet The Arapaima, The Amazon ‘River Monster’ That Has Survived For 23 Million Years

Also known as the pirarucu or paiche fish, the arapaima is a massive air-breathing fish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 14, 2020

Meet The Arapaima, The Amazon ‘River Monster’ That Has Survived For 23 Million Years

Also known as the pirarucu or paiche fish, the arapaima is a massive air-breathing fish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.

By Natasha Ishak • August 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Aug. 9 -15

Mystery human ancestor discovered, Ireland's most haunted mansion goes on sale, 1,300-year-old shipwreck uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 14, 2020

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This Week In History News, Aug. 9 -15

Mystery human ancestor discovered, Ireland's most haunted mansion goes on sale, 1,300-year-old shipwreck uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • August 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Jul. 26 – Aug. 1

Prehistoric sea life resurrected, child's inscription from Auschwitz uncovered, sunken German U-Boat caught on film.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 31, 2020

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This Week In History News, Jul. 26 – Aug. 1

Prehistoric sea life resurrected, child's inscription from Auschwitz uncovered, sunken German U-Boat caught on film.

By All That's Interesting • July 31, 2020

Scientists Just Found An Alien-Like ‘E.T. Sponge’ In The Pacific Ocean’s ‘Forest Of The Weird’

Officially named Advhena magnifica, or magnificent alien, this new glass sponge species found in the deep Pacific Ocean looks a lot like an alien from a Hollywood movie.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 13, 2020

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Scientists Just Found An Alien-Like ‘E.T. Sponge’ In The Pacific Ocean’s ‘Forest Of The Weird’

Officially named Advhena magnifica, or magnificent alien, this new glass sponge species found in the deep Pacific Ocean looks a lot like an alien from a Hollywood movie.

By Natasha Ishak • July 13, 2020

How A TV Repairman, A Mortician, And A Ragtag Crew Of Futurists Cryonically Froze The First Man

Robert Nelson had no professional background or even a college degree, yet he found himself at the center of a nascent scientific movement — and then things got messy.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 1, 2020

How A TV Repairman, A Mortician, And A Ragtag Crew Of Futurists Cryonically Froze The First Man

Robert Nelson had no professional background or even a college degree, yet he found himself at the center of a nascent scientific movement — and then things got messy.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 1, 2020

These Insects Preserved In Amber Are Still Stunningly Colorful Even After 99 Million Years

"We have seen thousands of amber fossils but the preservation of color in these specimens is extraordinary."

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 1, 2020

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These Insects Preserved In Amber Are Still Stunningly Colorful Even After 99 Million Years

"We have seen thousands of amber fossils but the preservation of color in these specimens is extraordinary."

By Natasha Ishak • July 1, 2020

It’s Raining Diamonds Inside Neptune And Uranus, New Study Says

A lab experiment modeled off conditions on the two planets showed the high pressure underground likely produces diamonds that fall to the planets' cores.

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 30, 2020

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It’s Raining Diamonds Inside Neptune And Uranus, New Study Says

A lab experiment modeled off conditions on the two planets showed the high pressure underground likely produces diamonds that fall to the planets' cores.

By Natasha Ishak • June 30, 2020