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It turns out getting beheaded doesn't mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf...
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Cancer should be a near certainty for whales, the longest-living and largest mammals there are -- but scientists are finding that cetaceans are...
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A British fossil hunter has found a previously unidentified "sea dragon" on the southern English coast. Steve Etches unearthed the well-...
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Scientists working off the western coast of Mexico say they have found a previously unknown species of whale. Three beaked whales were spotted last...
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Killer whales, or orcas, are the largest members of the oceanic dolphin family. While the intelligent mammals, which hunt in large pods, are known...
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Lamprey fish have terrifying teeth and no jaw — but there's a global movement to save this living fossil. The blood-sucking, ancient lamprey might...
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Plankton don’t get the credit they deserve. Despite weighing at just 1% of the world’s photosynthetic biomass, these predominantly unicellular...
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Sixty feet beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea, aquanaut Fabien Cousteau and industrial designer Yves Béhar are envisioning the world's largest...
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Waving fronds of seaweed form a peaceful underwater scene, with dappled sunlight pouring down. Hidden in the organisms’ genes, however, may be...
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Deep in the ocean, there is a profound space between what science can explain and what's left to our imaginations. To fill in the gap, humans have...
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