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In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Trypophobia warning! If clusters of holes make your skin crawl, the Bleeding Tooth Fungus might be your worst nightmare.

The mystery deepened in the 1970s when a team of scientists entered the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV. Within weeks, 10 out ...