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3 days ago | zmescience.com | Rupendra Brahambhatt |Tibi Puiu

In November 2023, when a tiny dachshund named Valerie vanished into the wilds of Australia’s Kangaroo Island, few believed she could survive more than a few days. However, in a twist that surprised everyone, this brave little dog was recently found alive and well after 529 days on her own. Valerie somehow managed to survive over a year and a half alone on a dangerous island full of snakes, heat waves, and wild animals. She even gained some weight and looks healthier than ever.

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tudor Tarita |Tibi Puiu

At just three millimeters long, the newest addition to science’s catalog of life is easy to miss. But when a team of malacologists stumbled upon the minute snail in a Thai national park, they noticed something remarkable—a twist of geometry that seemed to echo the bold distortions of Picasso himself. They named it Anauchen picasso. The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind.

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tudor Tarita |Tibi Puiu

Under the haze of anesthesia, some patients undergoing surgery experience something you wouldn’t expect in this tense setting — vivid, sometimes disturbing sexual fantasies. In rare but striking cases, these dreams and hallucinations have blurred the lines between reality and delusion, leaving behind confusion, distress, and in some instances, legal fallout.

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tudor Tarita |Mihai Andrei

In the shrouded forests of the Annamite Mountains, along the border of Vietnam and Laos, lives — or perhaps once lived — one of the world’s rarest mammals. It’s a creature so rare that even its existence is a matter of debate. It has never been seen in the wild by a scientist. Only a few camera trap photos and bones traded among hunters proove that it was ever there at all. Locals call it the saola. Scientists call it Pseudoryx nghetinhensis.

5 days ago | zmescience.com | Tudor Tarita |Mihai Andrei

In the shrouded forests of the Annamite Mountains, along the border of Vietnam and Laos, lives — or perhaps once lived — one of the world’s rarest mammals. It’s a creature so rare that even its existence is a matter of debate. It has never been seen in the wild by a scientist. Only a few camera trap photos and bones were traded among hunters offer as proof that it was ever there at all. Locals call it the saola. Scientists call it Pseudoryx nghetinhensis.