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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

Life

This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

A nearly complete skeleton of an early long-necked plesiosaur has been found in a clay pit in Germany, and reveals they survived a mass extinction

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Hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

Life

Ancient microbes caused Earth’s first ever global warming

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

Life

Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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The Great Barrier Reef

Life

'Super-spreader' coral could restore trashed Great Barrier Reef

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Shipping at sea

Technology

Camera spots hidden oil spills and may find missing planes

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waves artwork

Earth

The unseen puppet masters that control life in the oceans

Features

What we're doing now will make the ocean completely unliveable

Earth

What we're doing now will make the ocean completely unliveable

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Pistol shrimp

Life

How a tiny shrimp fires a savage shock wave using just its claw

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Mussels

Life

Mussel-inspired plastic could make self-repairing body armour

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Oysters

Life

Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears

These seemingly oblivious shellfish are highly sensitive to sounds, which could help them monitor incoming tides, hear thunder and spot approaching predators

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Earth

La Niña forecast may mean even worse Atlantic hurricanes in 2018

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Earth

New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300

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Life

Hundreds of Japanese species floated to the US on tsunami debris

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Earth

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

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