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A white dwarf star has been caught in the middle of consuming a planetary relic, offering fresh clues as to what happens to planetary systems after their star dies. Three billion years ago, a sun-like star reached the end of its life, throwing off its outer layers following its red giant phase to leave behind its inert core, which we …

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has detected its second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a malady that has a 100 percent fatality rate among deer. The first case (for 2025) of the illness was detected by the Sunshine State’s neighboring Georgia. The University of Minnesota reported at the time that it was the 36th US state …

NetEase Games has announced Marvel Rivals‘ first-ever player-versus-environment game mode, “Zombie Mode.” It will launch on October 23. “In this Marvel Zombies-inspired mode, you get to play as Thor, Blade, Magik, Jeff, and The Punisher, taking on endless waves of zombies,” Marvel Games executive producer Danny Koo said in the video reveal. “You’ll have to survive the horde, go toe-to-toe …

In 1965, the US Air Force and the Lincoln Laboratory at MIT launched two Lincoln Experimental Satellites (LES) into orbit around the Earth: LES-1 and LES-2. These were the first super-high-frequency satellites, using the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum. “Lincoln Laboratory’s space communications program after Project West Ford began in 1963 with a charter to build and demonstrate military space …

Wildlife officials in Florida have discovered only the second case in the state of a deadly infection known colloquially as “zombie deer disease”, and are enforcing emergency measures to try to prevent a spread. The highly contagious chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found during routine screening in the carcass of a young white-tailed doe that was struck by a vehicle …

News of “zombie squirrels” appearing in the U.S. and Canada may be a bit shocking to squirrels and humans. (Photo: Getty) getty The idea of “zombie squirrels” may seem a bit nuts to you. But that’s the term that people have been using to describe what they’ve been seeing in the U.S. and Canada— squirrels with strange, at times bleeding, …

***WARNING: This story contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.*** Images of “Frankenstein” or “zombie” rabbits and squirrels with unusual growths recently started circulating on social media — and now photos of deer with warts seem to be joining the bizarre trend. The images may appear alarming, but wildlife experts said the lumps or abscesses on deer and other wildlife …

A mysterious fungus is turning spiders into real-life ‘zombies,’ consuming their organs and taking control of their behavior. Known as Gibellula attenboroughii, the fungus attaches to the spider, invades its body and devours it from the inside out. It then manipulates the spider’s brain chemistry, altering dopamine levels to force the insect out of its web and into the open, …

MUTANT deer are the latest animals to be spotted roaming around with gross pus-filled boils. They join a plague of “zombie squirrels” and rabbits with tentacles freaking people out in the US this summer. 7 Deer have been spotted with clusters of warts sprouting from their skinCredit: Povertybayhunt1/x 7 The boils can be bigger than the size of a golf …

As if black-horned rabbits weren’t strange enough, people are now spotting zombie-like squirrels covered in odd, sometimes bleeding sores in their backyards and parks. These sickly squirrels aren’t zombies, however, but victims of a real viral disease. Residents in both Canada and the U.S. have recently reported sightings of the zombie squirrels, dating back to at least 2023. These animals …