Shark Attack Deaths on the Rise 2025 saw a spike in unprovoked shark bites worldwide, with fatalities more than doubling the decade average. The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) confirmed 65 unprovoked shark bites globally, up from 2024’s lower-than-usual total.

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Monkeying Around with Minerals Researchers handed crystals to a group of chimps to see if they’d share our obsession with the shiny stuff. Because, why not? It’s not like they’re busy running a newspaper or something. The Great Ape Experiment

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Total Lunar Eclipse: What You Need to Know Get ready for a celestial show: the moon’s about to turn blood red. If the clouds don’t get in the way, U.S. skygazers will witness this total lunar eclipse on Tuesday morning.

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Ivermectin’s Wild Ride Ivermectin, the anti-parasitic drug that won’t quit, is making headlines again – this time as a potential cancer treatment. It’s a development that’s raising eyebrows and stirring up controversy. Cancer Patients Cling to Hope Desperate cancer patients

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Lake Mendota’s Ice Days Are Numbered Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota is freezing over later and later, making it tough to plan activities that rely on snow and ice. It’s a problem that’s getting worse thanks to climate change. A Festival on

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It’s All About the Benjamins Gene therapies can cure some diseases, but they’re ridiculously expensive. We’re talking ‘sell your house’ expensive. And it gets worse – where you live can also make it tough to get this specialized care. The

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New Dino Discovery Scientists just found a crazy-looking dinosaur in Niger – meet Spinosaurus mirabilis, a semi-aquatic fish-eater with a horn that’s just plain ridiculous. It’s got a face that’s all about catching fish, and that huge horn? Probably used

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Historians’ Gloomy Forecast Tomorrow won’t be better than today, historians have confirmed. It’s a bleak outlook, but one that’s rooted in reality. Hope can be a powerful thing, but it can also turn into delusion. The Dark Side of Optimism

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Scientists Stumble Upon Missing Link It’s not every day you find a missing piece of the evolutionary puzzle, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the oceans and on land. Scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between

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Emergency Deployment Four astronauts just showed up at the International Space Station, and it’s not just a routine visit. They’re here to replace the NASA crew that made an emergency exit last month. That’s right, it’s been 65 years since

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