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1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales
Do fish get thirsty?
By Kiley Price published
How much water a fish drinks depends on the saltiness of its surroundings.
Watch 1st-ever footage of whale shark eating from the bottom of the ocean
By Ethan Freedman published
The world's biggest shark species usually filter feeds, passively gathering krill and other plankton while swimming through the water. But new footage shows something entirely different.
Rare 1,760-pound goblin shark pregnant with 6 pups trawled up from Taiwan waters
By Sascha Pare published
Fishers who caught the deep-sea shark originally planned on selling it to a restaurant, but the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum obtained the specimen and plans on displaying it.
Viral video of deer eating a snake isn't as weird as you might think
By Emma Bryce published
Deer are known to behead chicks and chew on their legs and wings. They have also been observed gnawing on bones from decomposing human corpses.
Gigantic, 9.4-foot-long catfish is the largest ever caught
By Sascha Pare published
An angler caught the gigantic wels catfish in the murky waters of the River Po, in Italy, where the previous world record for the largest catfish was set just 2 months ago.
Could the megalodon still exist today?
By Lydia Smith published
Megalodon once dominated Earth's oceans. Despite vanishing from the fossil record millions of years ago, rumors persist that these gigantic sharks are still alive.
Endangered Masai giraffes may be inbreeding themselves to extinction
By Ethan Freedman published
"Fifty years from now, will there be Masai giraffes? I don't know. I think it's a 50/50 proposition," Douglas Cavener, who has published a new study on the risks facing the species, told Live Science.
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