A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

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Season 2 of the Apple TV Monsterverse show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters launches on Friday, February 27, and Fan Fest 2026 gave us a look at the chaos those super-size scamps are getting up to now.

Voidling Bound is a new sci-fi open-world game with a Pokémon twist.

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Claire Foy secretly battled a “disgusting” parasite infection for five years. The “Crown” star — who believes she picked up the parasite during a trip to Morocco — was forced to give up caffeine as ...

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Landmark UFO documents smuggled out of Russia 30 years ago — and just publicly revealed — show the Soviets investigated thousands of reports of extraterrestrial craft and encounters with aliens.

A child arrived at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth in an unusual way. Penny Bolus was born after her mother, Jen, was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, which sent her blood pressure dangerously ...

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