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The pygmy right whales the world's smallest baleen whale

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World's smallest baleen whale stays home instead of migrating to feed

The pygmy right whale doesn't go on long migrations for food or reproduction, unlike most other species of baleen whale

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Neuron-like machinery helps anemones decide when to sting

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Intermittent fasting could make immune cells more effective in fighting pathogens and cancers

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Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition to weight loss

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The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

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The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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Pygmy right whales are the smallest of the baleen whales

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World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

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Male spider mites rip off females’ skin to be first to mate with them

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The Atlantic cod may be five separate species rather than one

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First cell therapy for type 1 diabetes approved for use in the US

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Greg Rouse, Scripps Oceanography The Osedax body is visible inside the root of the tooth on the left and the piece emerging from the lower left is the gelatinous tube of the Osedax worm. The worm can retract inside when disturbed so we can see it properly in the picture.

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Zombie worms devour shark teeth that fall to the ocean floor

Deep-sea Osedax worms, known to consume whale bones and the remains of bony fish, also feed on shark teeth after the predators die

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Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

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