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Scientists hail Komodo dragon's virgin birth
A British zoo on Wednesday announced the virgin birth of five Komodo dragons, giving scientists new hope for the captive breeding of the endangered species.In a bizarre parasitic death sentence, a fungus turns carpenter ants into the walking dead and gets them to die in a spot that's perfect for the fungus to grow and reproduce.
Zombie Ants Controlled by Fungus
Superseded scientific theories
A superseded , or obsolete, scientific theory is a scientific theory that was once commonly accepted but that is no longer considered the most complete description of reality by a mainstream scientific consensus , or a theory which has been shown to be false. This label does not cover protoscientific or fringe science theories with limited support in the scientific community , nor does it describe theories that were never widely accepted. Some theories which were only supported under specific political authorities, such as Lysenkoism , may also be described as obsolete or superseded.