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Animals

The fastest claw in the sea belongs to young snapping shrimp

When juveniles snap their claws shut to create imploding bubbles, they create the fastest accelerating underwater movements of any reusable body part.

Animals

Glassy eyes may help young crustaceans hide from predators in plain sight

Nanospheres in the eye reflect light that matches the color of the surrounding water, possibly making the animals invisible to nearby predators.

Paleontology

In the wake of history’s deadliest mass extinction, ocean life may have flourished

Ocean life may have recovered in just a million years after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, fossils from South China suggest.

Life

Here’s how sea anemones launch their venomous stingers

Starlet sea anemones use speedy projectiles to sting predators and prey. New images capture a detailed look at these weapons in action.

Animals

Mantis shrimp start practicing their punches at just 9 days old

The fastest punches in the animal kingdom probably belong to mantis shrimp, who begin unleashing these attacks just over a week after hatching.

Oceans

Even the sea has light pollution. These new maps show its extent

Coastal cities and offshore development create enough light to potentially alter behavior of tiny organisms dozens of meters below the surface.

Animals

Vinegar eels can synchronize swim

Swarming, swimming nematodes can move together like fish and also synchronize their wiggling — an ability rare in the animal kingdom.

Science & Society

Why do some people succeed when others fail? Outliers provide clues

A close look at outliers — people or communities that defy expectations — reveals what could be.

Animals

Flamingos dye their sun-faded feathers to stay pretty in pink

During mating season, flamingos rub a makeup-like rouge on their necks to catch the eye of the opposite sex. They don’t bother once chicks are born.

Astronomy

China’s lunar rock samples show lava flowed on the moon 2 billion years ago

The first lunar rocks returned to Earth in more than 40 years show that the moon was volcanically active later than scientists thought.

Animals

Jellyfish snot can sting swimmers who never touch the animal

Researchers have found mobile cellular blobs coated with stinging cells in mucus from a jellyfish that sits upside-down on the seafloor.

Animals

Sea turtles may confuse the smell of ocean plastic with food

Sea turtles respond to the smell of plastic that’s been in the ocean similarly to food, suggesting the reptiles may end up eating the harmful debris.