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Orca seen hunting great white shark in first recorded solo kill

An orca named Starboard was seen killing a great white shark and eating its liver in waters near South Africa, showing that solo orcas can take on other big predators

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Adult female Calanus with food in the gut

Environment

Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

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Life

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

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Life

Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

Culture

Life

Underwater photo competition showcases stunning images of marine life

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Pitcairn Islands

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What a trip to far-flung islands taught me about protecting our oceans

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Orcas trapped in the ice

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Orca pod disappears after being trapped in drifting ice off Japan

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Could mysterious marine fungi save us from antibiotic resistance?

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Could mysterious marine fungi save us from antibiotic resistance?

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Life

Some animal cells contain tiny tornadoes that mix up their contents

Researchers studying fruit fly egg cells have discovered that they stir up the fluid inside them with a twister-like current

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Life

Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped them evolve

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Life

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

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Life

We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme conditions

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Mind

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

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