Scientists have long believed that “polar gigantism” was a result of a combination of cold-driven low metabolic rates and high oxygen availability in the polar oceans, This hypothesis is known as the ...
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Researchers found a new sea spider with a giant nose, leg cannons, and—most remarkably—a novel way of surviving in the lightless, freezing environment miles below the sea surface. These oceanic ...
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