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Greg Rouse, Scripps Oceanography The Osedax body is visible inside the root of the tooth on the left and the piece emerging from the lower left is the gelatinous tube of the Osedax worm. The worm can retract inside when disturbed so we can see it properly in the picture.

Life

Zombie worms devour shark teeth that fall to the ocean floor

Deep-sea Osedax worms, known to consume whale bones and the remains of bony fish, also feed on shark teeth after the predators die

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Male harbour seals use complex vocalisations to try to attract females

Life

Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Technology

The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Features

Life

Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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Life

5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

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A coyote stands in the middle of a section of dirt road. Paved road, a blue house, a rubbish bin, and stop signs are out of focus in the background.

Life

Wolves are scaring smaller predators into deadly conflict with humans

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Life

Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it

Features

The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Comment

The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Culture

Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat

Life

Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat

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Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans and seas. Zooplankton.

Environment

Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life

Proposed methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by increasing the alkalinity of seawater using minerals such as basalt could severely affect the availability of nutrients in the deep ocean

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Environment

Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals

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Life

Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons

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Life

Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared

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Life

Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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