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marine biology

A close-up of some orange and green coral

Life

Watch the first ever footage of wild coral kissing and fighting

An underwater microscope is capturing videos of sea-floor shenanigans, such as coral turf wars and algae taking over bleached reefs, in never-before-seen detail

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The control room on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

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Never-before-seen sea creatures filmed in world’s deepest abyss

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Mystery of what sleep does to our brains may finally be solved

Humans

Mystery of what sleep does to our brains may finally be solved

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Silencing ‘Spider-Man gene’ makes flies stick to walls and die

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Silencing ‘Spider-Man gene’ makes flies stick to walls and die

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A handful of soil

Earth

Soil organisms alone can determine which plants grow where

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Biggest ever die-off of ocean forests triggered by warming seas

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Biggest ever die-off of ocean forests triggered by warming seas

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Wallaby wearable tech probes how light pollution affects sleep

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Wallaby wearable tech probes how light pollution affects sleep

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Adult and baby gibbon in tree

Life

Trying to save 'doomed' species isn't futile if we learn from it

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Fiona pinnata

Life

Rafting allowed this sea slug to conquer the world’s oceans

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Bears turn into couch potatoes thanks to fast food binges

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Bears turn into couch potatoes thanks to fast food binges

Wild bears in Turkey are becoming slouches, forsaking forest foraging and migration for easy pickings on garbage dumps near a city

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Life

Bacteria 'gardeners' farm algae to harvest when food runs out

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Technology

Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

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Life

Wonder what your plants are ‘saying’? Device lets you listen in

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Life

Blue jeans frog strikes a dramatic pose in Costa Rica

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