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a lone female ostracod Photeros annecohenae (Anne's sea firefly) releasing bioluminescence. This photo was taken by Elliot Lowndes (https://mrlowndes.com) in our lab, and he should be credited upon use of this photo. This is a composite photo, combining the animal itself and its bioluminescence, taken separately

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Sea fireflies adapted their threatening glow to attract mates

Tiny bean-shaped crustaceans called ostracods, known as sea fireflies, release glowing blue mucus to threaten predators, but some males evolved to use this to attract females

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A grenadier fish swimming along the sea floor near an anemone

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A glimpse at Greenland's deep-sea ecosystems threatened by fishing

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Male bigfin reef squid may be the best fathers of all cephalopods

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Male bigfin reef squid may be the best fathers of all cephalopods

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Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 cells

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Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve

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Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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Greenpeace boat

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Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

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Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

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Richard Lewontin

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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

Seahorses usually pair up into monogamous couples, but when females are kept apart from their male partners with a barrier that blocks odour they will mate with another male

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The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

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Technology

Underwater glue made from silk can cling to surfaces like a barnacle

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Rare video of giant squid reveals it stalks jellyfish in deep water

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Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

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