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Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thought
A new study has found that the devastating sea star wasting disease is caused by a strain of bacteria from Vibrio pectenicida, which turns the marine creatures into goo.
'Most remarkable' fossil of Jurassic sea monster from Germany is previously unknown species
Paleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.
Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia
'Size really does matter' The males of four newfound tarantula species have extremely long genitalia so that they can keep their distance from aggressive females during mating, researchers say.
Watch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs
Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't always come out unscathed.
'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina
Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants."
Watch a pod of orcas pretending to drown one of their own in macabre training session
Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows orcas practicing an important blue whale-hunting technique on each other.
Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in Australia
Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is around 16 inches long and a strong contender for Australia's heaviest recorded insect.
Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with long, creepy fingers
Aye-ayes are remarkable thanks to their extra-long, bony middle fingers, which they use to locate grubs and pick their noses.
How do frogs breathe and drink through their skin?
Frogs can breathe and drink through their thin skin — but how does that work?
First-of-its-kind footage captures bizarre sea creatures flourishing in extreme depths of the ocean
Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping out of faults on the seafloor.
