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marine life

squid releasing ink

Life

Squid filmed using their ink clouds as smokescreen to catch prey

The first record of any cephalopod using ink jets to actively hunt for prey has been seen in Japanese pygmy squid hunting for shrimp

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Sea snail

Life

Sea butterflies fly underwater just like insects do in the air

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cannibal seal

Life

First video footage of seal drowning and eating a pup

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great white shark

Life

White shark's diet may include biggest fish of all: whale shark

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All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe

Life

All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe

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Cross-species dolphin society gets friendlier after hurricanes

Life

Cross-species dolphin society gets friendlier after hurricanes

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Life

Solar system mysteries: Where can life exist?

Features

Black hole sun could support bizarre life on orbiting planets

Life

Black hole sun could support bizarre life on orbiting planets

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'alien megastructure' star

Space

Comets can't explain weird 'alien megastructure' star after all

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How to find ET: 7 ways aliens might give themselves away

Life

How to find ET: 7 ways aliens might give themselves away

We keep waiting for aliens to get in touch – but there could be smarter trails to follow, from feats of cosmic engineering to interplanetary pollution

Features

Space

Famous Wow! signal might have been from comets, not aliens

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Life

The Visit: What aliens would really mean for us as humans

CultureLab

Earth

Here Be Dragons: Hostile aliens, tall people and black holes

CultureLab

Earth

Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

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