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  • These Award-Winning Images Will Change the Way You See the Natural World

    These Award-Winning Images Will Change the Way You See the Natural World

    Life finds a way. It’s a cliché, but one borne of the inarguable perseverance of creatures in hostile conditions. The images that follow—part of this year’s Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition—showcase life’s indomitable nature, as well as some of the remarkable environments that foster it. “Seal Hunting” The winning image in the Animal…


  • Huge Jellyfish Is Extremely Rare, Nightmare Fuel

    Huge Jellyfish Is Extremely Rare, Nightmare Fuel

    This post could go a few ways. I could start by saying, wow, the ocean is incredible. Or perhaps I could start by saying I hope you didn’t plan to sleep tonight. That’s because the giant phantom jelly captured by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is a bit of a Rorschach test, one that can…


  • Robot Jellyfish Could Help Service Offshore Windfarms

    Robot Jellyfish Could Help Service Offshore Windfarms

    Some of the last areas of pristine and untouched wilderness on Earth exist beneath the seas. Yet these marine ecosystems are under threat from deep-sea mining projects, oil rigs and offshore wind farms. When these facilities are built and maintained, they tend to damage the rich ecological networks around them. Roboticists and engineers are working…