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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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The research vessel Falkor (too)

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

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A broad cowtail stingray (Pastinachus ater)

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Watch stingrays make odd clicking sounds as they glide through the sea

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Rock pooling with Helen Scales

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Rock pool science with marine biologist Helen Scales

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We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

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We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead

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Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

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Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

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Liz Bonnin at New Scientist Live

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The problem with plastic - and how science can solve it

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How to solve our plastic waste problem

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How to solve our plastic waste problem

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Fighting plastic pollution in British waters: How to make a difference

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Fighting plastic pollution in British waters: How to make a difference

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Jon Copley

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Join a virtual 6000km trek across the deep ocean

Join ocean explorer Jon Copley on a 6000 kilometre hike like no other, across the Atlantic Ocean floor from Portugal to Puerto Rico

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Blue Planet II’s Steve Simpson explores the sounds of the ocean

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Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach

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Fetal sharks may look for food by swimming around inside their mothers

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Robotic grabber catches squidgy deep sea animals without harming them

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