Biology

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Biology

How Whales Shape Ocean Ecosystems

When a whale surfaces from the dark water and breathes into the open air, it may seem like just a brief moment in a vast, empty sea. In truth, there’s much more happening than it seems. These animals help shape ocean ecosystems in ways that ripple from sunlit surface waters to the deep seabed, where…

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Why Some Deep-Sea Animals Glow in the Dark

The ocean remains a place where eyes stays essential far beneath the reach of daylight. In the darkness, animals make their own light. The sea holds the great majority of glowing life on Earth and that glow serves many jobs at once, from hiding a body outline to pulling prey close. Deep-sea bioluminescence is one…