The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...
New research uncovers a hybrid visual cell in deep-sea fish, challenging the traditional rod-cone dichotomy in vertebrates. These cells, discovered in larvae of certain Red Sea fish, mix the ...
The images show two species of cone snail, Conus geographus (left) and Conus tulipa (right) attempting to capture their fish prey. As they approach potential prey, the snails release a specialized ...
Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The ...
"Our results challenge the longstanding idea that rods and cones are two fixed, clearly separated cell types. Instead, we ...
A fish-hunting cone snail can drop the blood sugar of its prey so precipitously that it quickly becomes paralyzed and defenseless. This phenomenon has inspired scientists to develop insulins that ...
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