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A team of scientists in the Red Sea captured footage of a big blue octopus hunting with other fish species. Eduardo Sampaio via Campus.Kn

Octopuses Team Up With Fish to Hunt—and Punch Those That Don’t Contribute

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In the waters of the Red Sea, fish and octopuses are forming an unlikely alliance: They’re joining forces to track down prey, establishing a hunting operation that’s potentially more effective than ei...

Pink blue and green corals under water

Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight

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In new research, scientists discovered surprising new evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. As the world’s oceans warm, these differences are important.

A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)

AI helps identify a mysterious deep ocean sound

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NOAA Fisheries identified that Bryde’s whales are the source of a new whale call in the western North Pacific. Working with Google AI, they used machine learning to sort through thousands of hours of ...

A new fish species, the Grumpy Dwarfgoby (Sueviota aethon), has been discovered! At under 2 cm, this tiny fish sports a fierce expression and large canines, making it look perpetually displeased. It has been found among coral reefs.

Meet a grumpy fish!

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A new fish species, the Grumpy Dwarfgoby (Sueviota aethon), has been discovered! At under 2 cm, this tiny fish sports a fierce expression and large canines, making it look perpetually displeased. It h...

Single Celled Organisms in blue colour agains a black background

Life began on Earth 4.2 billion years ago says new study

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Life began on Earth 4.2 billion years ago says new study. LUCA, Last Universal Common Ancestor, existed just 400 million years after the formation of Earth.

Brown coasted monkey baby on branch with a somewhat shocked expression and mouth open. Photo by Jamie Haughton on Unsplash

Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food

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Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food according to a new study, which looked at primate food hunting strategies when food was less.

An orangutan and a neanderthal face

Podcast Episode 90 l Our two cousins: A neanderthal and an orangutan

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We are discussing two different amazing news items in today's podcast. We have the reconstruction of the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal and then we learn about an orangutan who healed it...

In more than 20 years of field research, Rakus is the first orangutan to be observed using a medicinal plant to treat wounds. Armas / Suaq Project via Max Planck Institute

Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant

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Observed for the first time, an Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant. The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore wit...

A Chaunax (member of the sea toad family) found to the south of Rapa Nui, near the western end of the Salas y Gómez ridg.

Amazing new creatures found off the coast of South America

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Researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science.

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