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'Bigfoot' is part human, DNA study claims

October 21, 2015

'Bigfoot' is part human, DNA study claims

Genetic testing confirms the legendary Bigfoot is a human relative that arose some 15,000 years ago — at least according to a press release issued by a company called DNA Diagnostics detailing supposed work by a Texas veterinarian.

Fanged frog species gives birth to live young

October 21, 2015

Fanged frog species gives birth to live young

Frogs and other amphibians lay eggs, but mammals give birth to live young, right? Not always.

Will purr for treats: How cats became domesticated

October 21, 2015

Will purr for treats: How cats became domesticated

Thousands of years ago, a wildcat first started lingering on the outskirts of a human camp, perhaps to eat the mice living in people's granaries.

Surprise! Life discovered inside deep-sea rocks

October 21, 2015

Surprise! Life discovered inside deep-sea rocks

Towering rocks at the bottom of the ocean hold a surprising secret: Life

Ancient swamp creature sported 'Mick Jagger' lips

October 21, 2015

Ancient swamp creature sported 'Mick Jagger' lips

Joan Rivers once said Mick Jagger's lips are so big he could French-kiss a moose, and now the Rolling Stones frontman's lips have inspired the name of an ancient swamp creature that probably also had a set of huge smackers.

Ancient squirrel-like creatures push back mammal evolution

October 21, 2015

Ancient squirrel-like creatures push back mammal evolution

Extinct squirrel-like creatures from China suggest the earliest mammals originated more than 200 million years ago, much earlier than often previously thought, researchers say

Squeezing sponges out of an evolutionary 'first,' DNA study points to jelly-like creatures

October 21, 2015

Squeezing sponges out of an evolutionary 'first,' DNA study points to jelly-like creatures

Sponges are getting squeezed out of a distinctive role in evolution. A new study says they don't represent the oldest branch of the animal family tree after all.

Creature with interlocking gears on legs discovered

October 21, 2015

Creature with interlocking gears on legs discovered

Gears are ubiquitous in the man-made world, found in items ranging from wristwatches to car engines, but it seems that nature invented them first.

Life found beneath ice-covered Antarctic lake

October 21, 2015

Life found beneath ice-covered Antarctic lake

Researchers have found signs of life in mud pulled from the bottom of an ice-covered lake in Antarctica.

Half-million-year-old human jawbone found

October 21, 2015

Half-million-year-old human jawbone found

Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia.