Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.

In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some…

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The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports…

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What in Darwin’s Name Are Chaetognaths?!

Lynn Margulis classified the Chaetognaths, known as arrow worms, as deuterostomes. Deuterostomy is characterized by  several developmental characteristics including radial, indeterminate cleavage, a posterior position…

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