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Pioneering Deep-Sea Robot Is Lost to a Watery Grave 

The Southern Ocean (Image Credit: University of Southampton)

Southern Ocean Saltier Antarctic Ice

Learn why a surge in the Southern Ocean’s salinity is an alarming sign for the future of Antarctic ice.

A Saltier Southern Ocean Could Cause More Melting Ice in Antarctica

Orca presenting food (Image Courtesy of Orca Research Trust) 

Orca presenting food

Learn why some orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are sharing their prey with humans.

Some Killer Whales Share Their Lunch with Humans, and May be Trying to Build Relationships

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Get Your Weekly Dose of Fun, Quirky, and Fascinating Science — Our Sunday Newsletter Is Here

The beautiful but dangerous bluebottle. (Image Credit: ©Yohan Lacaille)

Beautiful but dangerous bluebottle

While bluebottles are highly poisonous, understanding Portuguese Man O’ War biodiversity helps protect beachgoers and surfers.

Bluebottles Are Beautiful to Look at, But Deadly to Touch — They're Also Four Different Species

Squid eye in the deep ocean. (Image Credit: Rui Palma/Shutterstock)

Squid eye in the deep ocean

What makes the squid eye so powerful? From giant eyeballs to bioluminescence detection, learn how squid evolved to thrive in the darkest depths of the ocean.

How the Squid Eye Mastered Sight in the Deep Ocean Through Evolution

A sugar compound found in sea cucumbers could hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer, according to a recent UM-led study published in Glycobiology. (Image Credit: Graphic by Stefanie Goodwiller/University Marketing and Communications)

Sea cucumber and stopping the spread of cancer

Learn why sea cucumbers could stop cancer growth due to a unique sugar compound they possess.

Sea Cucumbers Could Be the Key to Stopping Cancer Growth With a Rare Sugar Compound