Alien-like cookiecutter sharks terrorize animals of all sizes
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Cookiecutter sharks rip small, cookie-shaped chunks out of sharks and whales much larger than themselves, but a new study finds these big animals make up only a small part of their diet.
Byzantine church dedicated to unknown martyr unearthed in Israel
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Archaeologists have discovered a 1,500-year-old church in Israel dedicated to an unknown martyr that had animal mosaics that had been erased. The sizable church has Greek inscriptions that say that it was dedicated to a "glorious martyr" but doesn&a
A quarter of sunlike stars eat their own planets, according to new research
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How rare is our solar system? In the 30 years or so since planets were first discovered orbiting stars other than our sun, we have found that planetary systems are common in the galaxy.
Man can change his pupil size on command, once thought an impossible feat
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A 23-year-old student in Germany can shrink and enlarge his pupils on demand, according to a new case report — a feat that was previously thought to be impossible.
Also known as «the sixth sense» or «psi,» extrasensory perception, or ESP, encompasses a wide range of paranormal abilities, including mind reading and predicting the future.
Newly discovered island is the closest land to the North Pole
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In July, a group of scientists accidentally found themselves on a tiny island in northern Greenland made up of mounds of silt and gravel. It turned out to be an unknown island.
Quantum crystal could reveal the identity of dark matter
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By entangling the motion and quantum properties of a beryllium crystal, scientists have achieved unprecedented precision for measuring electromagnetic waves.
