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3,000-Year-Old Bones Reveal The Oldest Shark Encounter Victim Ever Discovered

The risk of death from an encounter with a shark may be grossly exaggerated in popular culture, but that’s likely small consolation to a man…

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How to Watch Microsoft’s Windows 11 Event—and What to Expect

There’s not a lot of mystery left to Windows 11, thanks to a comprehensive leak last week. But there are still some outlines left to…

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Why One Particular Strain of COVID-19 Could Represent Its ‘Peak Fitness’

No coronavirus variant spotted so far is more concerning than Delta, the strain first identified in India in February. World Health Organization officials on Monday…

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A Scientist Found Deleted Coronavirus Sequences. Here’s What That Means For SARS-CoV-2

Finding the origin story for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for nearly 3.9 million deaths worldwide, has been largely hampered by lack of access to information…

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John McAfee Dies in Spanish Prison After Extradition Order

On the day a Spanish court’s ruling in favor of his extradition was made public, John McAfee died in a prison cell outside Barcelona. The…

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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Diagnosed With Cancer

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has announced he’s battling cancer. “For the past three months I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer. It sucks and…

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Wendy Dio to Take Part in Virtual Signing Event for Dio Biography

Ronnie James Dio‘s autobiography, “Rainbow in the Dark,” is locked in for a July 27 release and Ronnie’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio will…

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New Career-Spanning Aretha Franklin Box Collects Hits, Rarities

A new career-spanning box by the late Aretha Franklin will be released on July 30. The set, which gathers the bulk of its content from her…

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French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture

Earlier this week, French authorities indicted four former executives of the surveillance firm Nexa Technologies, formerly called Amesys, for complicity in torture and war crimes….

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How to Donate Your Body to Science

One of the last gifts you can conceivably give is yourself — in other words, donating your body to science. Becoming a learning opportunity for…

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