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New research says rare meteorite struck Mexico and dust, not sulfur, drove dinosaur die-off
The asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs left almost nothing of itself behind — it vaporized on impact. But a new study says scientists have finally pinned down what kind of object it was, and the answer complicates a decades-old assumption about how it killed. Tracing an Object That No Longer Exists The Chicxulub…
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Weapon Not of This Earth
The strange, striking relics unearthed at China’s famed Sanxingdui site have long invited wild speculation, with some fringe forums and tabloids even floating the idea of alien artifacts. A newly confirmed discovery from the site won’t settle those rumors — because in a very literal sense, part of it really did come from outer space.…
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Raging 1,100-Pound Bull Leaps Over Safety Barrier, Sparks Panic At Spanish Bullfight
A bullfight in southeastern Spain descended into chaos this week when a half-ton bull cleared a safety barrier and came startlingly close to spectators seated near the ring.…
A Sea Turtle Just Nested On A Southern California Beach — For The First Time On Record
A sea turtle nesting on a beach in Orange County has just made wildlife history — the first documented natural sea turtle nest ever recorded anywhere on the…
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A Rock in a California Creek Turned Out to Be an Ice Age Mastodon’s Tooth
Brigid Lynch was surveying a creek for frog habitat when a lumpy, oddly textured object caught her eye. A few photos and…
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Woman Frees Choking Deer From Backyard Soccer Net With Bare Hands After No One Answers Her Calls for Help
A routine drive to work turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue when a woman spotted a young deer struggling in a backyard…