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Drone Footage Shows Killer Whales Hunting and Eating Great White Sharks

Drone Footage Shows Killer Whales Hunting and Eating Great White Sharks

It's the first direct evidence of killer whales feasting on the livers of great whites.

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See Rare Video of Wolves Munching Blueberries in the Wild

See Rare Video of Wolves Munching Blueberries in the Wild

Next step: muffins.

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Mysterious Bird Is the First-Ever Documented Hybrid of Its Kind

Mysterious Bird Is the First-Ever Documented Hybrid of Its Kind

Mom was a rose-breasted grosbeak and dad was a scarlet tanager.

Damaged Liver Is Repaired in Machine for Three Days, Then Transplanted

Damaged Liver Is Repaired in Machine for Three Days, Then Transplanted

The liver recipient was a cancer patient running out of time on the transplant waitlist. One year post-procedure, he's still doing well.

'Superbly Preserved' Fossil of Ancient Flying Reptile Astounds Scientists

'Superbly Preserved' Fossil of Ancient Flying Reptile Astounds Scientists

They're calling it the world's largest Jurassic pterosaur.

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Giant Shark Tooth Found Deep in the Ocean May Be Millions of Years Old

The massive tooth was hiding out inside a nodule scooped from the ocean floor.
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Drone Footage Shows Killer Whales Hunting and Eating Great White Sharks

It's the first direct evidence of killer whales feasting on the livers of great whites.
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Mysterious Bird Is the First-Ever Documented Hybrid of Its Kind

Mom was a rose-breasted grosbeak and dad was a scarlet tanager.
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See Rare Video of Wolves Munching Blueberries in the Wild

Next step: muffins.
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Scientists Rediscover Cockroach Thought to Be Extinct Since the 1930s

The island-dwelling roach managed to survive a scourge of invasive rats.
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20 Quadrillion Ants Roam the Earth Right Now, Scientists Say

The ants go marching one by one, but fortunately, counting is a little easier than that.
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About 230 Whales Are Stranded Along Tasmania's West Coast, Only Half Remain Alive

The mass stranding comes almost exactly two years after the state's worst stranding event in September 2020.
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Scientists Discover 380 Million-Year-Old Heart, Stunningly Preserved

And it could shed light on our distant evolution. Says the co-author of a study on the fossilized ticker: "We are all related, in the most literal sense."
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Jurassic Barf: Puke From 150 Million Years Ago Reveals Prehistoric Predator

Fossilized vomit tells the tale of an ancient meal.
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See a Hungry Bear Chomp on Bagels, Lox and Cupcakes at a Kid's Birthday Party

This gentle giant went straight for the picnic table.
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