Jennifer Welsh

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The Platypus Can Poison You 80 Different Ways

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blue starfish

Learn how starfish got their shape after a complicated evolutionary process, starting with an ancestor that lived 500 million years ago.

Discover How Starfish Gained Five Arms After Evolving From 500-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Two killer whales engaging in "allokelping."

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orcas using kelp brush

Learn more about a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that have been observed making and using tools to groom each other.

Watch These Killer Whales Use Kelp as a Grooming Tool – A Surprising Find for Researchers

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

Bubble ring created by a humpback whale named Thorn. (Image Credit: Dan Knaub, The Video Company)

The Platypus Can Poison You 80 Different Ways

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