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marine biology

Harbour porpoise or Phocoena phocoena; Shutterstock ID 2137783321; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Weird vocal fry trick helps orcas and dolphins hunt prey in the deep

Toothed whales produce a low-pitch ‘vocal fry’ using powerful air blasts from their blowholes, helping them locate food in deep water where the pressure collapses their lungs

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The giant lacewing found in Arkansas

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Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

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RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

Humans

See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

Regulars

Falcor (too) in dock

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Inside Falkor (too), the ship searching for life at hydrothermal vents

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The research vessel Falkor (too)

Life

High-tech research ship ready to seek new life at hydrothermal vents

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Bigclaw snapping shrimp

Life

Young snapping shrimp’s tiny claws beat underwater acceleration record

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Thor the Walrus has been spotted in Iceland after visiting the UK

Life

Thor the walrus spotted on Iceland coast following visit to the UK

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Intestinal implants could one day treat conditions like short bowel syndrome, defined as having a short intestine that affects nutrient absorption

Health

Intestine cell transplant may one day help ease digestive issues

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The amazing ways electricity in your body shapes you and your health

Health

The amazing ways electricity in your body shapes you and your health

Features

Detailed close-up of a single bark beetle on the bark of a spruce tree.; Shutterstock ID 2037509063; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Bark beetles use the smell of fungus to pick the best trees to infest

Trees with fungal infections produce odours that attract bark beetles, which burrow into the bark and can devastate entire forests

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Life

Prawn larvae conceal their eyes with reflectors to hide from predators

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Life

Three nautilus species new to science have been found in the Pacific

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Health

The size of skin cancer cells may affect how they respond to treatment

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Earth

The mysterious underwater avalanches reshaping Earth

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