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10 Real Life Sea Monsters (Slideshow)

Photo via News.com.au It’s time to get out of the water. Not all the fish in the sea are as cute and lovable as Nemo and Dory: Some of them are downright monstrous. From two-foot-long isopods and eyeless crustaceans to the skeletal anglerfish and human-sized jellyfish, the deep waters of the world contain countless species that we know very little about. Here are 10 of the scariest — and sometimes gentlest — sea monsters in the oceans today.

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Melanin May Keep Corals Alive Through Climate Change

Photo via prilfish Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how corals keep their immune systems strong — a breakthrough that could help scientists understand how corals can last through, or adapt to, global climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures, pollution, a loss of symbiotic species through overfishing and other stress factors weaken corals’ immune systems and make it difficult for them to recover from bleaching. However, the scientists have found that melanin, an important part of the immune system in invertebrates, may help… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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