A curtain call for colossal crustaceans
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A 10, 12, or even 18-pound lobster? They exist, and this may be the last season to really enjoy them.
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By Steve Connor  A census of ocean life has revealed a treasure chest of living jewels ranging from a mighty microbe as big as a fingernail to a furry crab and a giant lobster.
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In a global conservation study, scientists are hunting for the world's largest freshwater fish. The current record holder? A 660-pound (300-kilogram) catfish.
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Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas are wimps that gather in large shoals to protect themselves from predators, scientists said on Monday.
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A spectacularly quirky creature with  long, curved spines protruding from its armored body prowled  the ocean floor half a billion years ago near the dawn of  complex life forms on Earth, scientists said.
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Unusual insects are clinging to survival against threats from pollution and climate change, say conservationists.
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Peering deep into the sea, scientists are finding creatures more mysterious than many could have imagined. At one site, nearly 2 miles deep in the Atlantic, shrimp were living around a vent that was releasing water heated to 765 degrees Fahrenheit. Water surrounding the site was a chilly 36 degrees.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - Peering deep into the sea, scientists are finding creatures more mysterious than many could have imagined. At one site, nearly 2 miles deep in the Atlantic, shrimp were living around a vent that was releasing water heated to 765 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday.
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New Zealand fishermen may have caught the largest Colossal squid ever found -- weighing around 450kg (992 pounds) and with rings the size of tyres.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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Scientists say drastic measures need to be taken to restore the bluefin.
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Researchers discover spectacular fish and coral in a hugely biodiverse region of the Indonesian archipelago.
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Watch the waters turn red off California, where the tiny crustaceans congregate, and see them become dinner for the largest animal on Earth: the blue whale.
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The blue whale, possibly the largest animal ever to live on Earth, is making a comeback, scientists say.
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Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.
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Vast fishing no-go zones are needed to save the world&#39;s marine ecosystems from irreparable harm, say British scientists. After climate change, scientists consider the wrecking