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Johnson's abyssal seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii) portrait, cleared and stained by scientists, showing cartilage in blue and bones in red. Clearly visible in this picture are the pharyngeal jaws, which are like small forks that work like a second set of jaws that can pull prey items further into its mouth. The gill arches and gill rakers are also on full display. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. Captive..

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Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

This astonishing image may look like a deep-sea monster, with its big teeth and gaping mouth, but the humpback anglerfish is really no bigger than your hand

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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Quantum biology: New clues on how life might make use of weird physics

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2CA2RF4 meadow with a lot of colorful flowers

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To rescue biodiversity, we need a better way to measure it

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Environment

Huge jellyfish invasion could disrupt Arctic ecosystems as waters warm

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Space

Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations

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Illustration of life forms on a hypothetical planet with a slightly lower mass than the Earth. It has shallow seas and extreme tides due to its large moon (thin crescent at left). The vegetation is translucent which allows the light to shine through, so it seems to be glowing, due to it being backlit in this image.

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The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life

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Eruption of Strokkur Geysir in Iceland

Life

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

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Culling predatory starfish conserves coral on the Great Barrier Reef

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Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migratory sharks

Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions of the world, and these events can be catastrophic for animals such as bull sharks

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Space

Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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Environment

How mass bleaching has pushed the Great Barrier Reef to the brink

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Life

Life’s vital chemistry may have begun in hot, cracked rock

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How the infamous Pitcairn Island became a model of ocean conservation

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