Controversial study claims megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot giant great white shark

Controversial study claims megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot giant great white shark | A slave was brutally crucified in Roman Britain 1,700 years ago. Now, his face has been brought back to life. | 2-mile-thick layer of frozen water found buried at Mars' equator Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 22, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Controversial study claims megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot giant great white shark]( (Sayouna/Shutterstock)) [Controversial study claims megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot giant great white shark]( Scientists say they have discovered a discrepancy in previous research and suggest megalodons may have been longer and more slender than previously believed — but not everyone is convinced. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [A slave was brutally crucified in Roman Britain 1,700 years ago. Now, his face has been brought back to life.]( (Impossible Factual) [A slave was brutally crucified in Roman Britain 1,700 years ago. Now, his face has been brought back to life.]( A new facial approximation of a man who was crucified in Roman Britain finally "puts a face to his story." [Read More]( [] Space [] [2-mile-thick layer of frozen water found buried at Mars' equator]( (Planetary Science Institute/Smithsonian Institution) [2-mile-thick layer of frozen water found buried at Mars' equator]( The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Worldwide, the life-span gap between the sexes is shrinking]( (Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) [Worldwide, the life-span gap between the sexes is shrinking]( An analysis of mortality data from more than 190 countries suggests the male-female life-span gap is narrowing. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Watch 5,000 fire ants create raft with their bodies to save colony and queen from death by swimming pool]( (National Geographic/Disney+/A Real Bug's Life) [Watch 5,000 fire ants create raft with their bodies to save colony and queen from death by swimming pool]( Video footage from a new series captures thousands of ants building a living-raft to save the colony from drowning in a swimming pool. [Read More]( [] Technology [] [Artificial general intelligence — when AI becomes more capable than humans — is just moments away, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg declares]( (imaginima via Getty Images) [Artificial general intelligence — when AI becomes more capable than humans — is just moments away, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg declares]( Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will have "an absolutely massive amount of infrastructure" in place by the end of the year to prime it for training an artificial general intelligence model. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Why is the 'Barbenheimer Star' baffling scientists? (Find the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Its chemical composition has never been seen before]( [Vote]( [It's too big to support itself]( [Vote]( [It's older than any other star]( [Vote]( [It's too cold to be a star]( [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036