一种彩虹色的狼蛛、一种毒蛇和一种手指呈钩状的毛茸茸的长臂猿之间有什么联系？它们都被列入了一份高度濒危物种的名单中，一英国慈善组织表示将于今年优先救助这份名单上的动物。

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Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. The species, named ...

An alien-like Mola mola surprised surfers as it surfaced along the San Diego coastline, ultimately dying and washing ashore. “A rare Mola mola (ocean sunfish) washed up on our shore at Cardiff State ...

Around 60,000 years ago, people in southern Africa were already using poisoned arrows as part of their hunting strategies. The discovery, made from arrowheads found at the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in ...

Microlith 001 showing the reddish poisonous adhesive residue still adhering to the dorsal backed portion of the tool. Credit: Sven Isaksson / CC BY 4.0 Researchers have identified what is now ...

Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

Reconstruction of the cremation ritual. Credit: Jessica I. Cerezo-Román / CC BY-NC 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered what they describe as the world’s oldest known cremation of an adult at a site in ...

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Officials revealed that an alleged human smuggling operation involving over a dozen individuals has been uncovered inside a Texas home. Authorities with the Texas Department of Public Safety and ...