Aquatic Animals
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Octopuses may be terrifically smart because of this genetic quirk they share with humansOctopus brains may have grown smart from an enormous diversity of microRNAs that let them grow multiple types of brain cells.
By Ben Turner Published
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What are Sea-Monkeys?Reference Sea-monkeys is the marketing term used for a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold in packets of dust in aquarium shops.
By Ailsa Harvey Published
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Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligenceGenetic analysis of octopuses identified DNA sequences in their brains called transposons, which may help regulate learning.
By Donavyn Coffey Last updated
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Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on videoWatch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay.
By Mindy Weisberger Last updated
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What made billions of snow crabs disappear from the Bering Sea?The Bering Sea's snow crab population has been in decline over the last five years, but this season the population has collapsed.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Thousands of cannonball jellyfish wash ashore after swarming North Carolina’s Outer BanksThousands of cannonball jellyfish washed ashore along North Carolina beaches during a red drum spawning event.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Natural Sunscreen Explains Mantis Shrimp's Amazing UV VisionThe colorful and aggressive mantis shrimp evolved a new way to use a naturally occurring, biological sunscreen: The animals use this compound to filter light from their eyes.
By Stephanie Pappas Last updated
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Can you spot the crab in this photo? (Hint: It's under the fuzz.)The species is named after the HMS Beagle.
By Nicoletta Lanese Last updated
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Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social — and Confrontational, Scientists FindA new study reveals that octopuses frequently communicate with each other in challenging displays that include posturing and changing color.
By Mindy Weisberger Last updated