New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation ...

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Archaeologists in West Texas have made an astonishing discovery which sheds light on the lives of prehistoric humans in ...

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A deep-sea octopus, Muusoctopus, wins “Mollusc of the Year 2025” as its genome is set to be sequenced for the first time.

One bottom-dwelling fish has been made a fool of in the name of conservation and internet humor--until now. The blobfish ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

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Wildlife authorities say a large marine animal found dead this morning after it was hit by a vehicle on a major Adelaide road ...