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  1. Paleontology

    Identity of ‘Tully monster’ still a mystery

    Paleontologists challenge whether the Tully monster actually was a vertebrate because it lacks key vertebrate structures.

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  2. Computing

    Winning against a computer isn’t in the cards for poker pros

    Poker-playing computers beat professional players at heads-up no-limit Texas Hold’em.

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  3. Paleontology

    300 million-year-old giant shark swam the Texas seas

    Fossil find shows oldest known ‘supershark,’ about the size of a limo, prowled the ocean 300 million years ago.

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  4. Animals

    New book tells strange tales of evolution

    'The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar' features a cadre of critters that have evolved seemingly bizarre solutions to some of life’s biggest problems.

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  5. Animals

    Why we need predators

    It might be easy to say that we should wipe out species that can kill us. But the effects of such action would be far ranging.

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  6. Animals

    Venomous fish have evolved many ways to inflict pain

    Fish venom shows great diversity and is being studied to treat pain, cancer and other diseases.

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  7. Paleontology

    True nature of ‘Tully monster’ revealed

    The identity of a 300-million-year-old enigmatic creature known as the “Tully monster” is a mystery no longer.

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  8. Oceans

    Magnetism from underwater power cables doesn’t deter sea life

    High-voltage power cables that ferry electricity across the seafloor do not negatively impact local fish and crabs, new studies show.

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  9. Paleontology

    Dimetrodon’s diet redetermined

    The reptilelike Dimetrodon dined mainly on amphibians and sharks, not big herbivores as scientists once believed.

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  10. Life

    ‘Racing Extinction’ documents plight of endangered species

    The new documentary "Racing Extinction" offers hope that people can halt the sixth mass extinction.

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  11. Animals

    Paternity test reveals father’s role in mystery shark birth

    A shark pup was born in a tank with three female sharks but no males. A genetic study finds that the shark must have stored sperm for nearly four years.

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  12. Paleontology

    12 amazing fossil finds of 2015

    From an ancient sponge ancestor to the Carolina Butcher, scientists learned a lot about life on Earth this year.

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