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Woman killed in unusual grizzly bear attack By Nicoletta Lanese about 13 hours ago The attack was unusual and was "not normal bear behavior," an expert said.
Mass bird die-off in eastern US baffles scientists By Cameron Duke about 16 hours ago A mysterious illness is spreading throughout bird populations in the eastern U.S.
Why are thousands of stinging jellyfish crowding the Rhode Island coast? By Laura Geggel about 17 hours ago Biologists aren't entirely sure why thousands of jellyfish are swarming by Rhode Island.
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Are ghosts real? By Benjamin Radford 21 days ago Are ghosts real? Ghost hunters like to believe that ghosts exist, but science and logic are the real ghost busters.
Humans might be making genetic evolution obsolete By Cameron Duke 25 days ago A new study on human cultural evolution argues that humans evolve much faster as cultures than as individual organisms, molding our genes in the process.
Prime Day deal: Convert motion into light with a DIY hand-crank flashlight kit, 40% off By Live Science Staff 17 days ago Get 40% off this STEM activity kit on Prime Day.
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