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Can Your Diet Delay Menopause?

May 01, 2018 | Article

Eating certain foods may be linked to a delayed or hastened onset of menopause, a new study from England finds.
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This Creepy Fish Packs 'Switchblades' in Its Face and Could Kill You with Its Venom

April 14, 2018 | Article

If you invite the deadly, armored stonefish to a party, know this: It's going to bring not one, but two "switchblades" with it.
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'Demonic' Fish Glows in Eerie Photo

March 28, 2018 | Article

An unsettling image of a very strange fish skeleton seems more suited to a conversation about demonology than one about marine biology.
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This Mysterious Deep-Sea Creature Has Never Been Seen Alive Before. Until Now.

March 23, 2018 | Article

In the deep North Atlantic, a small but ghastly-looking anglerfish floats in the inky-black water, eerily lit by her wispy, glowing fishing lure and the specks of light illuminating her long fin rays.
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These Freakish Creatures Were Not Meant to See the Light of Day

February 21, 2018 | Article

They are among more than 100 deep-sea species recently scooped up off Australia's coast in a mission to identify animals that live in these barely explored, extreme underwater habitats.
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Deep-Sea Volcanic Vents Incubate Eggs for These Underwater Moms

February 08, 2018 | Article

Eggs over easy? Skates warm their egg cases with thermal vents.
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These Bears Got Fishy Bandages After a Wildfire Burned Their Paws

January 26, 2018 | Article

A fishy treatment has helped heal two black bears and a mountain lion whose paws were badly scorched in the deadly Thomas Fire, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
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Rare, Mohawk-Wearing Fish Discovered 'Walking' on Seafloor

January 25, 2018 | Article

The discovery of a new group of weird fish - which sport bright red, Mohawk-like fins on their heads and finger-like fins on their sides - has delighted the divers who encountered them, just as they were trying to find the extremely endangered species.
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'Alien' Shark with Goblin-Like Jaws Hauled Up from the Deep Sea

January 12, 2018 | Article

Imagine this fearsome sight: an ink-black shark with gnarly, needle-like teeth; creepy, glass-like eyes; a glowing belly and a potentially extendable jaw. That's what scientists saw when they pulled up this rare creature, along with four of its pals.
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Gone Fishing? 11,500-Year-Old Fishhooks Discovered in Woman's Grave

December 14, 2017 | Article

Deep in a cave on the Indonesian island of Alor lies the roughly 11,500-year-old remains of a high-status woman buried with fishhooks crafted out of seashells. The finds represent the oldest known fishhooks used in a human burial, a new study reports.
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