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Goblet-shaped sea jelly relatives with miniature “arms.” A plump, legless creature resembling a sausage. Long, wormlike animals tipped with flat “holdfast” discs for anchoring to the seafloor.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During the glacial period that chilled the Earth 140,000 years ago, sea levels in the Indonesian region ...

Around 540 million years ago, the ocean erupted with complex life: Creatures rapidly transformed from simple, soft-bodied, ocean-floor-dwelling animals into bodies we might recognize today—animals ...

A 25-year-old man drowned after witnesses said he swam underneath a waterfall at the Fossil Creek Lower Waterfalls in Gila County earlier this week, officials said. Authorities responded to the ...

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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...