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Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.

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For a certain type of science-fiction fan, Exodus was the biggest announcement out of the 2025 Game Awards. Those fans just ...

Looking ahead, the comet will pass roughly 33 million miles from Jupiter in March 2026. Loeb noted the scientific value: monitoring 3I/ATLAS with the Juno spacecraft could reveal unusual activity, ...