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Sea creatures keep dying in California waters: Now researchers have an answer
Sea creatures keep showing up dead in California waters, and researchers may have an answer as to why. It has to do with their food. One of the largest algae blooms in Southern California has been ...
Encounter fascinating critters at ‘The Living Seas,' coming to Birch Aquarium
And our attention will be full captivated starting May 22 when "Living Seas" opens at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. Get top ...
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The Ancient ‘Terror Crocodiles’ of North America Weren’t Alligators After All, DNA and Fossils Suggest
A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...
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50-Million-Year-Old Footprints Open a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Behaviors of Extinct Animals That Once Roamed in Oregon
Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...
‘Fragile’ creatures — covered in bristles — found as new ocean species. See them
The ocean floor is dotted with wood fall, or chunks of wood that make it all the way to the bottom of the sea. The wood provides a welcome source of nutrients and shelter on the barren deep-sea ...
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Giant 'sea dragon' fossil could be largest mosasaur ever discovered in Mississippi
Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed ...