In Photos: Rare Conjoined Bats

These conjoined bats from Brazil are only the third set of conjoined bat twins to be recorded in the scientific literature.

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Jet Lightning! Rarely Seen 'Gigantic Jets' Spotted by Cloud Cam (Video)

A spectacular outburst of jet lightning, also known as "gigantic jets," was captured by the Gemini Observatory’s cloud camera on Mauna Kea in Hawaii on July 24, 2017.

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Earth Will Have Its Last Total Solar Eclipse in About 600 Million Years

During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, skywatchers will direct most of their attention to the sun, but don't forget about the moon: Its slow progress away from Earth means these celestial events won't keep happening forever.

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Fit for a King: Tut's Camping Bed Was an Ancient Marvel

King Tutankhamun, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 3,300 years ago, slept on the forerunner of our modern camping bed, researchers have found.

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46 Prehistoric Sites with Paleolakes Discovered in 'Green Arabia'

Forty-six sites containing artifacts, mainly stone tools, have been discovered beside the remains of ancient lakes in the western Nefud desert in Saudi Arabia.

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In Photos: Paleolakes Dot 'Green Arabia'

Photos reveal the remains of hundreds of ancient lakes that were discovered in the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia. They date back to a time when the climate there was wet and humans roamed the region.

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Pet Boa Bites Woman's Face in Unusual Attack

Firefighters were forced to decapitate a boa constrictor that had latched its teeth onto a woman's nose and wound its body around her neck. The woman survived, but the incident raises the question: Do boas typically attack the faces and necks of people?

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