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One Of The World's Rarest Fish Is A Little Less Rare Than We Thought

A new population of the rare red handfish, which gets around by "walking" slowly along the seafloor, has been found off Tasmania, Australia. Antonia Cooper hide caption

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One Of The World's Rarest Fish Is A Little Less Rare Than We Thought

The red handfish, named for hand-shaped fins on the sides of its body, doesn't really swim — it walks slowly along the seafloor. A new population of the striking creature has been found off Tasmania.

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2017 Among Warmest Years On Record

Yellows, oranges and reds show regions where the average temperature from 2013 to 2017 was higher than a baseline average from 1951 to 1980, according to an analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio hide caption

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2017 Among Warmest Years On Record

The planet's global surface temperature last year was the second warmest since 1880, NASA says. Scientists say the five warmest years on record have been since 2010.

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Strange Weather Triggered Bacteria That Killed 200,000 Endangered Antelope

Saigas lie dead in Torgai Betpak Dala in Kazakhstan during the mass mortality event in May 2015. Courtesy of the Joint saiga health monitoring team in Kazakhstan (Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity, Kazakhstan, Biosafety Institute, Gvardeskiy RK, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK) hide caption

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Courtesy of the Joint saiga health monitoring team in Kazakhstan (Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity, Kazakhstan, Biosafety Institute, Gvardeskiy RK, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)

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Strange Weather Triggered Bacteria That Killed 200,000 Endangered Antelope

Over a three-week span in 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelope suddenly died in Kazakhstan. The animals would be grazing normally, then dead in three hours. A new study points to heat and humidity.

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Man Ruptures His Throat By Stifling A Big Sneeze, Prompting Doctors' Warning

A man gets ready to let one loose. Not pictured: all the folks around him diving for cover. CSA-Printstock/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption

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Man Ruptures His Throat By Stifling A Big Sneeze, Prompting Doctors' Warning

Not long after he suppressed a powerful sneeze, the patient's neck began swelling, crackling and popping. It was a rare case — and he recovered — but doctors say there's a moral here: Just let it rip.

Mormon Church Names Russell M. Nelson As New Leader

Russell M. Nelson, speaking at a funeral last October, has been named leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Welden C. Andersen/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hide caption

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Mormon Church Names Russell M. Nelson As New Leader

"My brethren of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles laid hands upon my head, ordained me, set me apart as president of the church. It was a sacred and humbling experience," Nelson said Tuesday.

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Salmonella May Have Caused Massive Aztec Epidemic, Study Finds

A skull discovered at a sacred Aztec temple. A new study analyzed DNA extracted from the teeth of people who died in a 16th century epidemic that destroyed the Aztec empire, and found a type of salmonella may have caused the epidemic. Alexandre Meneghini/AP hide caption

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Salmonella May Have Caused Massive Aztec Epidemic, Study Finds

The 16th century epidemic, likely set off or exacerbated by European invaders, was one of the most deadly in human history. New evidence traces it to a type of salmonella that causes a deadly fever.