A shark pup that can 'walk' and was asexually conceived was just born at a Chicago-area zoo

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An epaulette shark in the wild
An epaulette shark in the wild

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A tumor with teeth was found in the pelvis of an ancient Egyptian woman, along with a ring to protect her from pain

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An ancient tumor was uncovered in an Egyptian burial site.

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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours

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A barred spiral galaxy is drawn inside a bubble. The Earth has been drawn outside of the bubble where the galaxy is encased.
An artist's interpretation of a barred spiral galaxy drawn inside a bubble. The Earth is drawn outside of the bubble to represent the connection between ceers-2112 and the Milky Way.

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How lice evolved alongside humans to become the perfect pests — and trackers of human migration

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Close-up of a head louse.
Close-up of a head louse.

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What if all the rats in NYC died tomorrow?

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Three rats scavenge for food on the subway platform at Herald Square in New York City.

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The first US commercial plant has started to pull carbon from the air. It's able to suck out 1,000 tons annually and plans to expand.

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Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is contributing to our planets warming.

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NASA's James Webb and X-ray telescopes combine powers to discover the most distant black hole ever in a rare state of infancy

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X-ray image of the msot distant black hole ever discovered.

X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Ákos Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & K. Arcand

A huge underwater volcano blast formed a new island off the coast of Japan

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In this photo provided by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, steam billows from the waters off Ioto island, Ogasawara town in the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2023.
Steam billows from the waters off Iwoto island, Ogasawara town in the Pacific Ocean, southern Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2023.

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NYC's new rat-killing weapon is wildly successful — for now

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A rat crosses a yellow section of a Times Square subway platform in New York.
A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on January 27, 2015.

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A rapid clean-energy transition could save 181 million years of healthy human life annually by 2050, report finds

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Poor air quality in New York City on June 7, 2023.
Poor air quality in New York City, caused by wildfires in Canada.

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