A tiny ancient elephant that roamed Sicily 200,000 years ago had babies the size of pet dogs

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An adult Sicilian dwarf elephant was about the size of Shetland pony. Its baby was more akin to a dog.

Maiya Focht

How do the Croc Docs, a team of Florida scientists who wrangle crocodiles and alligators, stay safe? 'Very carefully.'

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Crocodile hatchlings; Wildlife technician Analise Fussell on an alligator catch.

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The mystery of how the moon formed is still puzzling scientists. The secret could lie deep within our planet.

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An artist's impression of how a violent impact about may have created the moon.

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The 12 creepiest archaeological discoveries this year, from a portal to the underworld to a 17th-century 'vampire child'

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Archeologists also found a collection of loose bones near the child's gravesite, as well as a pregnant woman.
Archeologists also found a collection of loose bones near the child's gravesite, as well as a pregnant woman.

Magdalena Zagrodzka

Zoom fatigue is real — and it's messing with more than just your head, study finds

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Videoconferencing may be more tiring than speaking face-to-face, a new study found.

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James Webb Telescope captures colorful, glittering image of the chaotic center of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this photo of the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

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Scientists discovered a new way these bats with shockingly large penises mate, and it's unlike anything ever observed in mammals

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The serotine bat is found all over Europe.

Alona Shulenko

Orcas may have been part of the sperm whale attack that inspired 'Moby Dick'

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The crew of the whaleship Essex weren't just attacked by a sperm whale.

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'Alien tech' purportedly discovered by Harvard team might just be coal waste

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A Harvard professor and his team claim that tiny balls from the Pacific Ocean may be evidence of alien technology. A new report disputes the idea.

Be warned: Flights are getting bumpier

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Air turbulence is on the rise. And it's going to make flights a whole lot bumpier.

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