From fearsome land mammals to deadly sea creatures, we rank the most terrifying animals that once roamed Earth.

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The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then helped it heal ...

A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that ... What produces the 1:1 sex ratio? Early scientists credited divine providence with ensuring that “every male should have ...

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that throw the 1:1 sex ratio off balance, and test the biological and theoretical rules of sex ratio. Early scientists credited divine ...

In patients with ulcerative colitis who are at high risk for developing cancer, we could potentially target aberrant cells and get rid of them early ... studies to selectively kill them, and ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — A study of nearly ... extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human remains, according ...

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