Bizarre translucent 'Jell-O fish' pulled up from icy depths in Alaska

Mysterious 'vampire-slayer kit' sells at auction for $15,600 | 1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery holds speared man and wealthy woman | 'Astonishing' 500 million-year-old fossils preserved the brain of this creepy 3-eyed predator Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 8, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Mysterious 'vampire-slayer kit' sells at auction for $15,600]( [Mysterious 'vampire-slayer kit' sells at auction for $15,600]( (Mark Laban) Last week, one auction-goer went home well-prepared to face an encounter with the undead after buying a "vampire-slayer kit" dating back to the late 19th century. The kit sold for nearly $15,600 (£13,000) — six times its estimated price, after bids came from around the world. The U.K. buyer brought home a heavy wooden box adorned on its outside with a set of brass crucifixes that slide to unlock the kit. Inside the box is a matching set of pistols, a brass gunpowder flask, holy water, a Bible, a wooden mallet, a wooden stake, brass candlesticks and rosary beads. The box also contains paperwork from the Metropolitan Police, a force that serves the greater area around London, registering an "alien enemy" in 1915. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" [Join for free now](. ADVERTISEMENT: [] History & Archaeology [] [1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery holds speared man and wealthy woman]( [1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery holds speared man and wealthy woman]( (HS2) A wealthy pagan burial ground, dating from the first years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain during the fifth century A.D., has been uncovered near London ahead of a high-speed rail project, known as High Speed 2 (HS2). The new discoveries, which include more than 100 skeletons, are among the most important archaeological finds made along the HS2 route, which will eventually link the English cities of London, Birmingham and Manchester. Other findings in recent years include a Roman market town; dozens of decapitated skeletons and a 2,000-year-old wooden pagan idol, Live Science previously reported. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Join us at The British Library, Saturday 16 July!]( The countdown is on for a fantastic line-up of children's authors to come together at The British Library, live on stage, Hear from Sharna Jackson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Emma Carroll, Rob Biddulph, Phil Earle and more. [Book now.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Curious Creatures [] ['Astonishing' 500 million-year-old fossils preserved the brain of this creepy 3-eyed predator]( ['Astonishing' 500 million-year-old fossils preserved the brain of this creepy 3-eyed predator]( (Illustration by Sabrina Cappelli/© Royal Ontario Museum) What had spiny claws protruding from its mouth, sported a body shaped like a toilet brush and looked as though it slithered off the cover of a sci-fi novel? An ocean predator from the Cambrian period known as Stanleycaris hirpex. Newfound fossils of the bizarre creature are exceptionally complete, preserving the brain, the nervous system and a third eye. Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto recently announced the discovery of fossils belonging to that strange animal as part of an "astonishing" treasure trove of fossils dating to 506 million years ago, according to a statement. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Giant meat-eating dinosaur had a fancy skull and wee arms like T. rex]( [Giant meat-eating dinosaur had a fancy skull and wee arms like T. rex]( (Carlos Papolio) A newfound species of carnivorous dinosaur had disproportionately small arms, suggesting that this particular anatomical quirk — shared by the mighty but flimsy-armed Tyrannosaurus rex — may have been more common among large predatory dinosaurs than previously thought. The newly described species, Meraxes gigas, is named after the dragon Meraxes in the fantasy fiction series "A Song of Ice and Fire" (the inspiration for HBO's "Game of Thrones") by writer George R.R. Martin. Meraxes belonged to a group of theropods — mostly bipedal meat-eaters — known as Carcharodontosauridae, which includes other dinosaur titans such as Giganotosaurus, Mapusaurus and Carcharodontosaurus. This group lived during the Cretaceous period (about 145 million to 66 million years ago), but died out before the extinction event that killed off all the non-avian dinosaurs and marked the end of the Cretaceous. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Bizarre translucent 'Jell-O fish' pulled up from icy depths in Alaska]( [Bizarre translucent 'Jell-O fish' pulled up from icy depths in Alaska]( (Sarah Friedman/NOAA) A bizarre-looking translucent, gelatinous fish with an unusual suction cup on its belly made a surprise appearance for a group of scientists who were studying the deep sea near Alaska. The odd animal is a blotched snailfish (Crystallichthys cyclospilus), a seafloor-dwelling creature that lives exclusively in the North Pacific and can survive more than 2,723 feet (830 meters) below the ocean surface. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stumbled upon this squishy weirdo while trawling off the coast of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska as part of a routine survey of the deep sea ecosystem there. On June 19, NOAA scientist and expedition crew member Sarah Friedman shared a photo of the blotched snailfish on Twitter. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005