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Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
The discovery of a vertebra is another piece of the puzzle of missing apex predators
Here’s What the Whiskers on an Elephant’s Trunk Do
It’s an elephant’s way of getting a feel for their surroundings
This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus
Maybe we should call mpox “squirrelpox”
Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories
A cosmic timekeeper near a supermassive black hole has astrophysicists salivating
Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too
Like their owners, many of them face diminished mental capacity in their old age
ChatGPT Gave Out My Office Address. Then Someone Showed Up.
AI consciousness expert Susan Schneider on being stalked by chatbot users, the Moltbook meltdown, and why agentic AI isn’t ready for prime time
The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings
Computer simulations offer new insights into the oddities of the ringed planet’s moons
How the Fastest Land Animal in North America Got Its Need for Speed
Their speediness was likely an adaptation to dashing around increasingly patchy habitats
Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?
Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park
When Galileo’s Cosmic Convictions Landed Him in Court
More than 300 years later, the astronomer was finally vindicated
