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Scientists have identified Gitchak Nakana, a blind blood-red fish, in an underground aquifer in Assam's Goalpara district.

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It took more than two years, but we can finally rest easy that it's not the contorted remains of an alien creature.

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A mysterious “golden orb” found more than two miles deep in the Gulf of Alaska left scientists baffled for over two years, sparking wild speculation about its origins. After an intensive investigation ...