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Giant rats may not be as cute as dogs, but they’re great at sniffing out illegal products.

Researchers have previously trained giant African bag rats to sniff out tuberculosis…

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Giant fish dubbed the ‘Ghost of the Mekong’ reappears after being threatened with extinction

The fish nicknamed the "Ghost of the Mekong" is no longer a…

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Stem cells may save giant pandas

IIn the bamboo forest, a giant panda is munching on bamboo leaves,…

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Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells

With roughly 2,000 giant pandas remaining in the wild, scientists have spent…

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Polaris Dawn mission marks a giant leap for private space exploration

Artist's rendering of a Polaris Dawn spacewalkSpaceX SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission is…

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Giant tsunami caused by thinning glacier triggers nine-day earthquake

September 13, 20244 Time required to read'Unidentified Seismic Object' Shook Earth for…

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Massive Greenland landslide triggers ‘giant tsunami’ that shakes Earth for nine days

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Emissions surge as fast fashion giant Shein embraces AI

In 2023, fast-fashion giant SHEIN was everywhere: Planes crisscrossed the globe, delivering…

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Earthquakes may produce giant gold nuggets

September 2, 20244 Time required to readEarthquakes may produce giant gold nuggetsScientists…

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Earthquakes may explain how giant gold nuggets form in quartz rock

A replica of the "Welcome Stranger," a 100 kg gold nugget discovered…

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