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Tiny clam that was thought to be extinct found alive

The only evidence of a species of centimetre-long white clam was a fossil collected 85 years ago, until a researcher stumbled upon one living on the shores near Santa Barbara, California

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Ant on a small plant

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Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

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Shipwreck

Environment

Second world war shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals in the North Sea

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Erect crested penguins

Life

Erect-crested penguins always reject their first egg and lay another

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Scar marks across the seabed indicate scallop dredging continues legally inside the protected area

Environment

Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

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Hundreds of dead crabs on the beach at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool in 2021 https://twitter.com/12BBYTHESEASIDE/status/1452164992845983744 Paul Grainger (permissions granted)

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What’s causing a mass die-off of crabs on the UK coast?

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Humans

Art of the ocean: How artists have depicted the marine world

Regulars

Illustration of a ribosome

Life

Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life

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aerial view of a Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). reefs of the Sea of Cortez, Pacific ocean. Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The world's aquarium.; Shutterstock ID 623521508; purchase_order: 10 Sept 2022 issue; job: Photo; client: NS; other:

Life

Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

Culture

Megalodon

Life

Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it was even bigger than previously thought

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Life

Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus

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Life

Pitcher plants use raindrop impacts to fling insects into their trap

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Life

AlphaFold: Why DeepMind’s protein-folding AI is transformational

Analysis

Life

Southern fin whales have recovered to large numbers in the Antarctic

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