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A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots.

The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

Learn how the harbor seal became Rhode Island’s state animal and what this whiskered swimmer says about the Ocean State.

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Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back to nurse even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.

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Brine pools, extremely salty, oxygen-free underwater lakes, are lethal to most marine life but teem with resilient microbes.

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Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered ...

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