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Researchers find alien-looking sea creatures in Colombia's seas that predate dinosaurs

These creatures are so fragile that the moment they are pulled out from the water, they collapse and disappear.

Deep-sea fish break the mold with novel visual system

For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two ...
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With Western Alaska salmon runs weak, managers set limits on the pollock fleet’s chum bycatch

A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, addressing a hot-button issue that has divided the state’s fish harvesters.

Species on east-west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north-south shores – new study

As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northwards to keep within their preferred ...
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This California Nature Reserve Offers Surprisingly Close Encounters With Otters, Birds, And Coastal Wildlife This Spring

This Monterey County estuary lets visitors see sea otters, baby seals, and shorebirds thriving just steps from scenic marsh trails and viewing platforms.
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Catastrophic cold sends chilling effects to Indian River Lagoon, beach

A recent harsh cold snap devastated marine life and coastal plants on Florida's Space Coast. Learn what it means for the ...

Deep-sea fish larvae rewrite the rules of how eyes can be built

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures.
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When the Titanic sank 3,800m into the Atlantic Ocean, strange animals moved into the wreck

Big-eyed fish, white squat lobsters and curious-looking brittle stars are all living among the wrecked ship, new study ...