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The Sciences

The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason

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Planet Earth

The Great Barrier Reef Experiences Largest Annual Decline in Nearly 40 Years

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At Almost 500 Feet Below the Water, Experts Heard the Sounds of the Elusive Beaked Whale

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This Adorable Bumpy Snailfish Is One of Three New Species Discovered in the Deep-Sea

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Ghost Sharks Grow Retractable Teeth Out of Their Forehead &ndash; Not to Eat, But to Mate

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New Species Identified On Antarctic Seafloor that was Once Covered By a Massive Ice Sheet

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Shark Teeth May Start to Decay as Ocean Water Becomes Increasingly Acidic

In the course of evolution, the pygmy seahorse has adapted its appearance almost perfectly to the coral on which it lives.

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The pygmy seahorse is just the size of a thumbnail and is difficult to spot thanks to its camouflage.

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Pygmy Seahorses Lost Their Long Snout, And It&rsquo;s Kept Them Alive For 18 Million Years

Deep sea worm fights ‘poison with poison’ to survive high arsenic and sulfide levels

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This Worm&rsquo;s Golden Color Is Toxic, But Is Necessary to Survive in the Deep Sea

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Deep-Sea Volcanoes Could Hold the Key to Finding Alien Life in Space

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Swooping and Pooping: These Seabirds Only Defecate in Mid-Air and it&rsquo;s Helping the Ocean

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Early Accounts of Whales and Manatees May Have Inspired Mermaid Folklore

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海洋

月亮每年都在离地球越来越远，潮汐是原因

大堡礁经历近40年来最大年度衰退

在水下近500英尺处，专家们听到了神出鬼没的喙鲸的声音

这只可爱的凹凸狮子鱼是在深海中发现的三个新物种之一

幽灵鲨额头上长出可伸缩的牙齿——不是为了进食，而是为了交配

南极海底发现新物种，该区域曾被巨大冰盖覆盖

随着海水酸度增加，鲨鱼牙齿可能开始腐蚀

侏儒海马失去了长吻，这使它们存活了1800万年

这种蠕虫的金色是剧毒的，但对深海生存至关重要

深海火山可能掌握着在太空中寻找外星生命的关键

俯冲和排便：这些海鸟只在空中排便，这对海洋有益

关于鲸鱼和海牛的早期记载可能启发了美人鱼的民间传说

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