Crustaceans

How this supertiny crustacean makes life work

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  • Perpetual Planet
How this supertiny crustacean makes life work
How this supertiny crustacean makes life work

These creatures of the 'twilight zone' are vital to our oceans

Animals
These creatures of the 'twilight zone' are vital to our oceans
These creatures of the 'twilight zone' are vital to our oceans

See the microscopic universe that lives in a single drop of water

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  • Exposure
See the microscopic universe that lives in a single drop of water
See the microscopic universe that lives in a single drop of water

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists

Animals
Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists
Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists

Why tarantulas and other animals shed their skin

Animals
Why tarantulas and other animals shed their skin
Why tarantulas and other animals shed their skin

Explore the Oregon Coast—but don’t touch the ‘dragon toes’

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  • Planet Possible
Explore the Oregon Coast—but don’t touch the ‘dragon toes’
Explore the Oregon Coast—but don’t touch the ‘dragon toes’

Animal blood comes in a rainbow of colors—here’s why

Animals
Animal blood comes in a rainbow of colors—here’s why
Animal blood comes in a rainbow of colors—here’s why

This centuries-old British tradition might soon be lost

Travel
This centuries-old British tradition might soon be lost
This centuries-old British tradition might soon be lost

How did crabs evolve 'crabbiness'? It's complicated.

Science
How did crabs evolve 'crabbiness'? It's complicated.
How did crabs evolve 'crabbiness'? It's complicated.

Why This Rare Lobster Is Colored Like Blue Cotton Candy

Weird & Wild
Why This Rare Lobster Is Colored Like Blue Cotton Candy
Why This Rare Lobster Is Colored Like Blue Cotton Candy

Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Brains Found in Ancient Predator

Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Brains Found in Ancient Predator
Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Brains Found in Ancient Predator
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