Mantis shrimp, renowned for their vibrant colors and potent punch, can deliver blows with the force of a .22-caliber bullet. Their raptorial claws, backed by a spring-loaded mechanism, enable this ...

Mantis shrimp are truly spectacular predators of the marine world. Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a specialised pair of forelimbs to capture prey and are divided into the ‘spearers ...

Their purple eyes sit on top of stalks above their head and can move independently of one other for a better view. (Learn about the peacock mantis shrimp with your kids.) Not all mantis shrimp ...

But for the Blue Planet II sound team, the challenges of portraying natural underwater soundscapes are ... to the ultra-sound of pistol shrimp, all sea life only tunes into part of the spectrum ...

Tiny mysid shrimp in Mediterranean underwater caves use a unique “smelling ... where she studied the microbiomes of trees. View more of her reporting here.

“Lobsters play their antennae like a violinist, and snapping shrimp can produce one of the loudest underwater explosions by pushing out a bubble that implodes with a bang.” Why is sound important?

Scores of tiny shrimplike crustaceans make a nightly pilgrimage from underwater caves out to feed ... cave over vast distances. (Vast for a shrimp.) How these millions of miniscule mysids find ...

Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for yourself and read on to discover the cause. Listen to an audio recording from Lady ...

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This week, learn what life was like aboard a Tudor warship, meet the rats fighting wildlife trafficking, spy supernova ...

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McBride, the first openly transgender politician elected to Congress, discusses her historic election and where she thinks there’s a disconnect between politicians and constituents. ESPN host ...