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Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

A viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.

A ‘false dusk’ will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution. Here’s everything you need to know about zodiacal light.

For people, the idea of eating poop might be gag-inducing. But for many animals, poo is perfectly normal to have on the menu. The stinky stuff is not just an end product after food gets eaten, digested and discarded by…

In what doctors called an “extraordinary” case, a teenage girl developed several rare conditions after attending a pop concert.

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Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb that is richly decorated with wall paintings.

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

The high value of the fifth-century-B.C. artifacts found in Kazakhstan indicates that wealthy or even “royal” Sarmatians were buried there.