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marine biology

Life

Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped them evolve

Tiny male anglerfish fuse their bodies into the larger females, and this strange strategy may have helped the fish diversify widely in the deep sea

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Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time

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Life

We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme conditions

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

Mind

Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

Features

Life

Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible

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Some corals change sex each year so they can find mates

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

Life

Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

Features

A great white shark cruising through Australian waters

Life

Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching and releasing them

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Physics

Human cells have a resonant frequency – and it’s just barely audible

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A scanning electron micrograph of mammalian embryonic stem cells

Health

The development of embryos may be less shaped by genes than we thought

The chemical reactions in cells appear to shape an embryo's development, possibly overriding the effect of genes

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Health

Inside the secretive cannabis lab that makes futuristic weed

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Life

Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

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Environment

The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

Features

Life

Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

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