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8 Million Mummified Dogs, Other Animals Unearthed In Ancient Egyptian Catacombs. Not much is known about the animal cults of Ancient Egypt. The practice of dog mummification during that time was discovered in 1897 by Jacques de Morgan, a French archaeologist.

A giant basking shark has been caught accidentally by fishermen off the coast of Australia, causing excitement among scientists but enraging conservationists. Weighing almost three tonnes, the 6.5 metre-long male basking shark was the surprise find for fishermen on Sunday, who found the deceased animal in their nets.

A pod of killer whales was spotted passing through Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet Monday, looking as majestic as ever:

Scientists were able to connect an early Homo sapiens to a close Neanderthal ancestor, indicating the two species interbred in ancient Europe.

A new mission to see if water or life exists beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa has moved from concept to development, NASA announced this week. “Europa is the most likely place to find life in our solar system today because we think there’s a liquid water ocean beneath its surface,” said Europa mission project scientist Robert Pappalardo. …

Space company Urthecast brings Earth into sharper focus with state-of-the-art cameras mounted aboard the International Space Station.

Officials on Wednesday said hundreds of thousands of tiny crabs washed up on Southern California beaches.

A new transient orca calf was sighted in the waters off Tofino, B.C. earlier this week. John Forde of the Tofino Whale Society and Strawberry Isle Marine Research Centre says the calf appears to have been born this week.

Sleeping beauty’, 2,000-year-old remains found in biblical city. During a six-week excavation of the ancient city of Aksum in present-dayEthiopia, English archaeologists uncovered 11 graves that contained “extraordinary” items.

Flesh-eating bacteria are being found once again in the waters off Florida beaches. As temperatures rise in the Sunshine State, beachgoers are being warned of the dangers of the microorganisms.

Terry Virts knows how to spend his last day in space: gazing at planet Earth from afar and posting photos of that jaw-dropping view online for all to see.