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9 out of 10 ticks in this Pennsylvania park carried a potentially fatal neurological virus

Pennsylvania officials spotted a worrisome concentration of ticks carrying a severe tick-borne disease in a single park. Is this an anomaly or part of a larger trend?

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4-story rogue wave that randomly appeared in the Pacific Ocean is the 'most extreme' ever detected

Scientists have confirmed that a 58-foot rogue wave detected by a monitoring buoy off the coast of Canada in 2020 is the 'most extreme' ever recorded.

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Cosmic robbery could explain lack of dark matter in some galaxies

Large galaxies may steal dark matter from smaller galaxies they nearly collide with, new research suggests.

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Rat snake facts

Rat snakes are medium-to-large, nonvenomous snakes that kill by constriction. Recent research has complicated the taxonomic classification of rat snakes.

logo.png  By WG  Feb 16, 2022