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Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm lizard" with a powerful bite that is the largest of its kind found to date. The newly identified creature, named ...

A British scientist died after being attacked by a huge seal while snorkelling in the Antarctic. Marine biologist Kirsty Brown, 28, was studying the movement of icebergs when the animal struck ...

Signed in 1959 and effective since 1961, the Antarctic Treaty is a landmark international agreement that designates Antarctica as a continent dedicated to peace and science. Its purpose is to ...

A large, reproductive population of giant king crabs have been discovered in deep waters off Antarctica, prompting fears for the biodiversity of ecosystems there. The crabs, Neolithodes yaldwyni are ...

The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides ...

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