'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok

'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok | Mass grave of Revolutionary War mercenaries and rare gold coin unearthed in New Jersey | Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 5, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok]( ['Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok]( (USO/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A marauding monkey that’s been harassing people in Japan was recently tracked down and executed by a team of "specially commissioned hunters." The macaque was part of a "monkey gang" that is responsible for more than 50 attacks in the city of Yamaguchi. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/5) [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 [] [Mass grave of Revolutionary War mercenaries and rare gold coin unearthed in New Jersey]( [Mass grave of Revolutionary War mercenaries and rare gold coin unearthed in New Jersey]( (Courtesy of Rowan University) Researchers at a Revolutionary War battlefield in New Jersey have unearthed a mass grave holding the remains of around a dozen Hessian mercenaries who died during the Battle of Red Bank in 1777. Volunteer diggers also unearthed a number of treasures, including weapons and a rare 1776 King George III gold guinea coin. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Natural Disasters [] [Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile]( [Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile]( (Sernageomin) An enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House has opened up on a plot of mining land in Chile, according to Sernageomin, the country's National Service of Geology and Mining. The gaping, 104-foot-wide (32 meters) hole appeared Saturday (July 30) in a rural area outside the town of Tierra Amarilla, about 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of the capital city, Santiago. (In comparison, the White House measures about 85 feet, or 26 m, wide.) The hole appears to be about 656 feet (200 m) deep, with a reservoir of water sloshing around the bottom, according to Vice. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Your Health [] [A man's voice grew hoarse for no obvious reason. It turns out, he had fungus in his throat.]( [A man's voice grew hoarse for no obvious reason. It turns out, he had fungus in his throat.]( (vitapix via Getty Images) Over the course of a year, a man's voice grew progressively more hoarse and his speech became shrill and grating, but he didn't know why. Upon examining the man, doctors discovered the reason: Fungus was growing in his throat. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Weird deep-sea worm looks like a luminous lump of spaghetti]( [Weird deep-sea worm looks like a luminous lump of spaghetti]( (MBARI) A bizarre seafloor creature covered with luminous orange, spaghetti-like tentacles recently made its internet debut in newly released video footage. The unusual pom-pom-shaped creature is actually a type of segmented marine worm known as a polychaete, and it belongs to an appropriately named group: spaghetti worms. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/5) [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