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The Terrifying Truth About Jellyfish
They are a dash of colour on the high seas, bringing both beauty and death wherever they go. Largely ignored by science for decades these poorly-understood creatures have recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Scientists have begun asking questions about jellyfish, and the answers may just undermine what we think we know about the origins of diversity on earth...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What is as big as a hazelnut, lives 1,000 m below the ocean and looks like a pig’s bottom? Right, the pig-butt worm, which, since its discovery in 2007 in Monterey Canyon, has been the butt of many jokes. This strange-looking fellow is not alone though; it is amazing what creatures one can find deep below the surface of the ocean.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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