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marine biology

Crabs and lobsters on a beach

Environment

Crab deaths on UK coast may be caused by unknown disease, finds report

A scientific committee has ruled out chemical poisoning and algae as explanations for the deaths of crustaceans in north-east England, saying a new disease is the most likely cause

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Screenshot of livestream of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow nesting in a pine tree in California. Credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley

Life

Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California

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common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

Life

Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

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Illustration of a group of ichthyosaurs

Life

Ichthyosaurs used a barren region of the ocean as an ancient nursery

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H60RX2 Deck and Turret of U.S.S. Monitor seen from Bow, James River, Virginia, by James F. Gibson, July 1862

Environment

How a US civil war shipwreck became a template for marine conservation

Features

Frontal side view of the head of a juvenile Carpet-, or Diamond python, a species occurring throughout most of Australia; Shutterstock ID 696146398; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

51¶¯Âþs finally found the clitoris on snakes – and there are two

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Pair of vaquita sighted during 2008 survey in Gulf of California

Life

Mexico’s latest plan to save endangered vaquitas could backfire

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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) Credit: Jens Rydell

Life

Bats and death metal singers use the same throat structure to growl

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Cymatioa cooki

Life

Tiny clam that was thought to be extinct found alive

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Ant on a small plant

Life

Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

Many species of tree-living ants cultivate plants that grow on trees either for food or shelter, but there is a debate over whether the practice should be considered agriculture

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Environment

Second world war shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals in the North Sea

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Life

Erect-crested penguins always reject their first egg and lay another

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Environment

Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

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Environment

What’s causing a mass die-off of crabs on the UK coast?

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