Scientists have found the great white sharks that fled for their lives from gruesome liver-eating killer whale attacks

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A collage with a photo of a killer whale and a great white shark.
Killer whales hunt great white sharks in waters across the world.

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Crocodiles seemed to 'escort' a dog in danger to safety, and scientists aren't sure why they didn't just eat it

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Serial frames of a dog being given a ‘safe passage’ by three crocodiles, in a sentient behaviour suggestive of ‘cross-species empathy’.
A dog swims near a mugger crocodile, who didn't seem interested in eating it.

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18,000-year-old stone tools are among the oldest found in the US, more evidence that humans lived in the Americas during the Ice Age

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A number of stone tools from the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter archeological site in Oregon, including tools that over 18,000 years old
Several stone tools found at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in Oregon, including the large orange chalcedony tool found below ash from Mt. Saint Helens.

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How long couples in lasting relationships should wait to start having sex, according to science

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Many couples have to discuss when it's right for them to start having sex.

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The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.

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An orange-looking full moon rises behind the eiffel tower
The full moon, known as the "Super Pink Moon" rises behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

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India's historic moon lander and adorable sidekick rover may be dead for good

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An image of the Vikram lander taken by the Pragyaan rover.

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The marriage of sports and technology can help narrow the gender gap

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STEM students with Rosanna Tennant, broadcast journalist and presenter on F1TV, and Ruth Buscombe of the Alfa Romeo F1 team

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Rare footage shows a 'Dumbo' octopus more than 5,500 feet underwater, swimming with its ear-shaped fins

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Video stills show the pale-white dumbo octopus set against a deep blue sea background. It is shown sideways, it's graceful tentacles can be seen floating behind it.
A still from the video shows the Dumbo octopus.

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The US is planning its first fusion plant, and it could generate pollution-free power by 2035

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A type of fusion test reactor for scientific research at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

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This asteroid dirt might explain the origins of life on Earth

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NASA has successfully returned a 250-gram sample of dirt from a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. Scientists around the world will study the rock particles to see if they contain clues to the origins of life on our planet. 

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