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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Oceans

    The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific

    The behemoth coral, discovered in October in the Solomon Islands, is longer than a blue whale and older than the United States.

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  2. Life

    Backyard explorers discovered 15 new examples of glowing life 

    New finds in the Finding Fluorescence site include a Japanese beetle with a glowing blue mouth and a mushroom that gleamed bright red under its cap.

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