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We study ‘planktivores’ – and found an amazing diversity of shapes among plankton-feeding fishes
Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...
Two new tapeworm species discovered in wild oval squid
Researchers from the Physics and Biology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered two ...
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You Might Think of Shrimp as Bugs of the Sea. But a Remarkable Discovery Shows the Opposite: Bugs Are Actually Shrimp of the Land
Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...
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Jurassic fossil reveals the origin of parasitic thorny-headed worms
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Flex appeal: The trade-off between armor and efficiency in sea turtle shells
When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...
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Scientists Stumble Upon Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures Lurking Off New Zealand’s Coast
A team of marine scientists has uncovered what appears to be a previously unknown species of sea squirt during a deep-sea ...
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Obesity-drug pioneers and 13,508 physicists win US$3-million Breakthrough Prizes
Advances recognized by science’s most lucrative awards include Large Hadron Collider experiments and groundbreaking ...
Tiny creatures with translucent bodies found in CA waters. See the new species
Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of the Dotidae family. And while they’re small — measuring less than a ...