Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted

WASHINGTON — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of…

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Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock at the beginning of life

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock at the beginning of life

New life begins with the meeting of sperm and egg. But how they fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing…

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Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth looked like

Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth looked like

WASHINGTON — As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet long with as many as 64 legs – wasn’t terrifying enough, scientists could only…

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Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community

Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the…

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Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

HELENA, Mont. — An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and…

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Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China

Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China

TOKYO — Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China…

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