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How Would Earth Fare After Thanos' Deadly 'Snap'? — How Would Earth Fare After Thanos' Deadly 'Snap'?

The aftereffects of such a mass extinction don’t require a supervillain’s intelligence to understand

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Why Julie Packard Wished for Fishes — Why Julie Packard Wished for Fishes

National Portrait Gallery unveils a painting honoring the renowned ocean conservationist and director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Great White Sharks Are Terrified of Orcas — Great White Sharks Are Terrified of Orcas

A new study shows the apex predators will flee their hunting grounds and won't return for up to a year when killer whales pass by

Machine Learning Applied to Earthquake Prediction — Machine Learning Applied to Earthquake Prediction

Predicting earthquakes might be impossible, but some experts wonder if tools that can analyze enormous amounts of data could crack the seismic code

You Do Not Want to Get Tased by This Eel — You Do Not Want to Get Tased by This Eel

The electric eel generates electric shocks of up to 1,000 volts, 80 times the electric voltage of a car battery. Watch as a caiman learns this fact the hard way

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