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'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout

A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs

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Spurilla neapolitana. A 'groundbreaking' sea slug discovery has been made - in a UK first. The nudibranch Spurilla neapolitana, typically found in much warmer climates, has been discovered in Cornwall. The colourful sea slug is a usual resident in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and along the western Atlantic. Until now, its most northerly sighting was in Brest, France, in August 2025.

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See the alien-looking sea slug spotted in UK waters for the first time

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2YP7KC6 Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents Mid-Pacific, Deep sea exploration 2025. Deep-sea mining, Deep Ocean Volcanoes

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Earth's extraordinary deep biosphere is our next great frontier

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Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Stirrup Vessel in the Form of a Lobster,' AD 4th-6th century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.55): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.

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Fascinating artistic depictions of sea life over millennia

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Marine tube worms in the deep-sea environment

Life

How life thrives in one of the most hostile environments on Earth

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Space

Water might be even more important for alien life than we thought

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Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at origins of life

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Octopus! Press Images from Amazon Prime

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Phoebe Waller-Bridge's documentary Octopus!

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Space

Stellar flares may hamper search for life in promising star system

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Coral reef

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How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more fully, we might be able to harness it to heal our planet too

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Space

Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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Life

Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

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Life

We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life

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