The route went through a “very difficult to traverse” region of northeastern India and led researchers to a “long lost” swamp animal. Take a look.

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The team packed the hellbenders up and drove to a river in Middle Tennessee, where biologists donned wet suits and snorkels and hopped into the cold streams. They deposited the hellbenders under the ...

Shelley Balls, a registered dietitian nutritionist, told Newsweek that eating raw meat carries a number of health risks.

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