Scientists are modifying catfish with alligator DNA to create hybrids for human consumption

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A bull shark likely behind fatal attack of 16-year-old girl swimming in a river, say authorities

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Bull sharks often frequent river systems that brings them into contact with humans.

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I settled the gas stove debate with a $69.99 induction cooktop from Ikea

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Orca whales were discovered with a toilet paper chemical in their livers and skeletal muscles. It's just the 'tip of the iceberg' for one of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world.

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6 western states agreed on a plan to make major cuts to water usage from the shrinking Colorado River, but California — the largest user of them all — wouldn't get on board

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Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.

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A 300 million-year-old fossilized fish has the world's 'oldest preserved vertebrate brain.' It offers new clues about evolutionary history, say scientists.

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The fossilized skull of Coccocephalus wildi, an early ray-finned fish that swam in an estuary 319 million years ago.
The fossilized skull of Coccocephalus wildi, an early ray-finned fish that swam in an estuary 319 million years ago.

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NASA satellite will use radar to map Earth's crust in extreme detail

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Scientists will soon have a spaceborne tool to study environmental changes at a very high resolution, and you won't have long to wait to learn more about it.

Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses

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New research suggests Neanderthals couldn't smell some things quite as well as humans.

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6 science-backed ways to stave off dementia and preserve your memory as you age

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Bill Gates said he'd rather fund vaccines to 'save lives' than go to Mars, but he thinks someday Elon Musk will be a 'great philanthropist'

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