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Pacific compass jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) inside a plastic bag. The cultured jellyfish, along with a portion of the water in which they grew, are shipped in plastic bags (and insulating Styrofoam boxes) to various customers, including zoos, aquariums, and research institutions. Jellyfish Farm, Europe's largest jellyfish breeding facility, K??nzell, Germany.

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Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise

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We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

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Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life

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Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them

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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

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Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life

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Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

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Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

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Sir David Attenborough looks out to sea in Southern England. From National Geographic and Silverback and in association with All3Media International, documentary special OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore the ocean and stabilize the climate, debuting in 2025. (Photo by Conor McDonnell)

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Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all

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Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?

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Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

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Will we ever have confirmation of life outside our solar system?

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First ever confirmed image of a colossal squid in the deep ocean

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