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‘Zombie’ squirrels with oozing warts are found in several states in peoples’ backyards
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‘Zombie’ squirrels with oozing warts are found in several states in peoples’ backyards

Squirrel fibromatosis, a disease that causes oozing tumors to form, typically doesn’t impact their ability to survive

3d ago
What is an earthquake ‘doublet’ and why is Venezuela prone to deadly tremors?
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What is an earthquake ‘doublet’ and why is Venezuela prone to deadly tremors?

Powerful ground shaking was felt across the region, including in Venezuela’s capital Caracas

4d ago
A Hydrothermal Explosion Poked New Steamy Holes in Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin
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A Hydrothermal Explosion Poked New Steamy Holes in Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin

The explosion was relatively small, but still triggered noticeable changes to the area.

5d ago
Rats and mice are mutating and becoming resistant to poison, researchers warn
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Rats and mice are mutating and becoming resistant to poison, researchers warn

Increases the threat of deadly diseases to humans, such as flu-like bacterial disease leptospirosis and viral hantavirus

5d ago
Your Brain Has Separate Circuits for Belly Laughs and Polite Chuckles
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Your Brain Has Separate Circuits for Belly Laughs and Polite Chuckles

Studies in animals and epilepsy patients suggest that spontaneous laughter is regulated by different brain networks than voluntary laughter.

6d ago
Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters
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Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters

Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.

7d ago
How H5N1 bird flu spread across Europe from first detection in 2005, tens of millions of birds, mammals killed
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How H5N1 bird flu spread across Europe from first detection in 2005, tens of millions of birds, mammals killed

As H5N1 bird flu threatens WA, see how the deadly disease spread from a commercial goose farm in China, to the first human transmission and death, eventually wreaking havoc across Asia and Europe.

7d ago
A deadly parasite is taking over and killing fish in one river in California and Oregon
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A deadly parasite is taking over and killing fish in one river in California and Oregon

One expert said that it is ‘unusual’ that reactions to the parasite by fish have been so ‘severe’

1w ago
Deadly Proteins Behind Mad Cow Disease Might Help Us Fight Superbugs
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Deadly Proteins Behind Mad Cow Disease Might Help Us Fight Superbugs

The same prions responsible for mad cow disease and other deadly brain disorders could contain fragments that can treat drug-resistant bacteria, new research suggests.

1w ago