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'Supergiant' amphipods foundResearchers exploring 7000m down in the Kermadec Trench, just north of New Zealand have found a new ‘supergiant’ species of amphipod. ... 8th Feb 2012
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The aquatic problems of microplasticsTracing the source of tiny plastic particles in the ocean. ... 8th Feb 2012
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Corals stressed by heat and coldHeat and cold can stress corals, but they do so in different ways. ... 8th Feb 2012
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 Gut bugs can promote liver disease and obesityScientists have found that how the body regulates what type of bacteria live in the gut could affect the chances of developing inflammatory liver diseases, plus a host of other metabolic disorders including obesity and type II diabetes. ... 6th Feb 2012
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On a Diet? Dine with Slow Eaters…Our eating behaviour changes to match that of the company we keep due to a subconscious mimicry response that causes us to match our dining partners bite for bite... ... 5th Feb 2012
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Stem cells provide Alzheimer's cluesOne of the biggest problems with studying brain diseases such as Alzheimer's is the difficulty of getting samples of living brain cells from patients, now induced stem cells may come to our aid... ... 29th Jan 2012
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 Spiders get the green light for jumpingTo a jumping spider, the difference of a few millimetres can determine whether it gets to eat or not. So it should come as no surprise that these animals, which capture prey by deftly pouncing on it from a distance, have a very unusual depth-perception system... ... 27th Jan 2012
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Seaweed set to ignite biofuel boomAlready a major contributor to the food and fertiliser industries, seaweed could also hold the key to low cost biofuels thanks to the creation of an algae-eating E. coli strain. ... 22nd Jan 2012
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Uncovering the deepest black smokersThe deepest known black smokers have been discovered in the Caribbean. ... 10th Jan 2012
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Sea cucumbers dissolve coral reefsSea cucumbers release acidic gastric juices that break down coral reefs at night. ... 10th Jan 2012
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