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Orcas trapped in the ice

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Orca pod disappears after being trapped in drifting ice off Japan

A group of more than a dozen orcas has disappeared after being trapped in freezing Japanese waters for about a day – it isn’t known if they escaped or have died

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Some animal cells contain tiny tornadoes that mix up their contents

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Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time

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We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme conditions

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible

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Some corals change sex each year so they can find mates

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

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Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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A great white shark cruising through Australian waters

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Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching and releasing them

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Human cells have a resonant frequency – and it’s just barely audible

Like a tuning fork, living human cells have frequencies at which they naturally vibrate – and now we have estimates for what some of them are

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The development of embryos may be less shaped by genes than we thought

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Inside the secretive cannabis lab that makes futuristic weed

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Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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