Hannah Osborne
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Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs
Invasive pythons across the state are about to start laying their eggs after spring's mating season, with the 16-foot (5 meter) female caught being no exception. → Read More
'I knew it was circling me': Man attacked by shark was waiting to die, then dolphins saved his life
NatGeo Sharkfest episode focuses on stories of whales and dolphins saving people from sharks. But are they really trying to protect us? → Read More
Great whites are dining on other sharks instead of seals, researchers discover in NatGeo show
The SharkFest episode delves into the diets of the famed aerial-hunting great white sharks of South Africa's Mossel Bay — and seals are barely on the menu. → Read More
Missing Titanic submersible: Banging sounds heard in search for lost sub Titan
The sounds were coming at 30-minute intervals, according to an internal email update sent by the Department of Homeland Security's National Operations Center, which could mean the passengers on board are still alive. → Read More
Deadly cyclone unearths fossils of giant marine creatures that lived 80 million years ago
"It's like a giant has walked down the stream-bed, kicking at rocks and boulders as if they were pebbles," Pete Shaw, forest manager of the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust, said in a statement. → Read More
Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II'
The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island. → Read More
'Virgin birth' recorded in crocodile for 1st time ever
The American crocodile had been isolated in a reptile park enclosure for 16 years when she laid a clutch of eggs. → Read More
Burmese pythons are helping rats take over Florida's Everglades — and that could help spread disease
The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents. → Read More
The Tunguska event was the biggest asteroid impact in recorded history. How did it vanish without a trace?
During the Tunguska event, over 8 million trees covering an area of 830 square miles were flattened when an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere. → Read More
Shark launches 3 attacks on surfer in Australia, in deadly and 'atypical' encounter
The victim was surfing off the coast of South Australia when a shark dragged him under. Bits of wetsuit were later found. → Read More
Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to involve multiple explosive events
The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano. → Read More
NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming'
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño. → Read More
Weird demon shark with bright white eyes discovered off Australia
The shark Apristurus ovicorrugatus was identified as a new species over a decade after the first mystery egg cases were found in a Western Australian museum collection. → Read More
Elusive cannibal fish from the twilight zone are washing up on Oregon beaches and no one knows why
Oregon State Parks said several lancetfish have washed up on beaches in recent weeks in a highly unusual spate of strandings. → Read More
Supervolcanoes: The secret to a battery-powered future?
Researchers found lithium deposits in a Yellowstone supervolcano. → Read More
Event Horizon Telescope: Peering into the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way
Global network of telescopes will be used to try to take a picture of a supermassive black hole. → Read More
GJ 1132b: Atmosphere rich in water detected around alien 'Earth-like' planet
The exoplanet, 39 light years away, appears to have an atmosphere rich in water and methane. → Read More
Blavatnik Awards: $480,000 prize launched to find UK's best young scientists
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists has been running in the US for 10 years and is open to all scientists in the UK under 42. → Read More
Cystic fibrosis: Nanoparticle penetrates mucus to deliver drugs to deep airways
Particle could be used to treat lung diseases including CF and asthma by getting drugs to the target tissues. → Read More
Vasalgel: Promising male contraceptive injected into testes successfully reversed
Study on rabbits showed fertility was restored after the contraceptive gel was removed. → Read More