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Falcor (too) in dock

Inside Falkor (too), the ship searching for life at hydrothermal vents

Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) sets sail to uncover unknown vents and lifeforms along the mid-Atlantic ridge

The research vessel Falkor (too)

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High-tech research ship ready to seek new life at hydrothermal vents

Bigclaw snapping shrimp

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Young snapping shrimp鈥檚 tiny claws beat underwater acceleration record

Thor the Walrus has been spotted in Iceland after visiting the UK

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Thor the walrus spotted on Iceland coast following visit to the UK

Nautilus samoaensis

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Three nautilus species new to science have been found in the Pacific

Crabs and lobsters on a beach

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Crab deaths on UK coast may be caused by unknown disease, finds report

Pair of vaquita sighted during 2008 survey in Gulf of California

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Mexico鈥檚 latest plan to save endangered vaquitas could backfire

Cymatioa cooki

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Tiny clam that was thought to be extinct found alive

Scar marks across the seabed indicate scallop dredging continues legally inside the protected area

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Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

Megalodon

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Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it was even bigger than previously thought

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Sponges can 鈥榮neeze鈥� and other sea creatures eat their mucus

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Southern fin whales have recovered to large numbers in the Antarctic

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Snapping shrimps have helmets to ward off shock waves from their claws

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Australian seagrass has cloned itself to cover 180 kilometres of coast