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Atlantic Research Expedition Uncovers Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem

The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of the sun. Mussels blanketing the the seep rely on bacteria that…

Scientists offer first definitive proof of bacteria-feeding behavior in green algae

A team of researchers has captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may…

Scientists announce Top 10 New Species

An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10…

Does the future of reefs belong to pulsating soft corals?

The feathery polyp tentacles of the xeniid soft corals open and shut like birds’ wings. These soft corals make pulsating movements – a rarity among sessile sea…

Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rain Forest

Until recently people believed much of the rain forest's carbon floated down the Amazon River and ended up deep in the ocean. University of Washington research…

Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales

The scientists in this entanglement response suction-cupped a cellphone-size device called a Dtag to a two-year-old female North Atlantic right whale called Eg…

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