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Male deep-sea hairy-chested “Hoff” crabs (Kiwa tyleri) live close to the jets of thermal vents, while females live further away—nearer the bases of the mineral structures.

A variety of ultra-small bacteria—150 times tinier than E. coli—have been imaged for the first time.

The nectar in deep flowers of Heliconia tortuosa can be efficiently extracted only with long, curved beaks, like those of green hermit hummingbirds (Phaethornis guy).

A recently discovered Australian peacock spider (Maratus jactatus), dubbed “Sparklemuffin” for the male's bright colors, performs a mating dance.

Chytrid fungus has been found for the first time in Madagascar, threatening 290 endemic amphibian species, including Boophis quasiboehmei (pictured).

March 2015's selection of notable quotes

From DNA damage to cellular miscommunication, aging is a mysterious and multifarious process.

Trophodiscus almus, a sea star that lives in Japanese waters, raises its young among the spines on its back, lending it the Japanese name komochi-momiji, meaning “starfish with babies.”

This environmental electron scanning microscope image shows a moss capsule’s tooth-like structures known as peristomes, which open to release spores in dry conditions.

Researchers stained the bones of the scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringoni) red, its cartilage blue, and made the rest of the fish transparent to study its biomechanics.

A caterpillar's stubby prolegs contain a circle of gripping hooks (red) known as “crochets.”

Before two cells merge, one invades the other, generating tension that drives fusion pores to open.

Researchers have designed a GPS parrot tracker that is covered in nibble-proof white plastic and can be strapped to the backs of keas (Nestor notabilis).

A royal sea goddess nudibranch (Felimare picta) grazes for sponges at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary near Savannah, Georgia.

Modern shellfish from Italy’s Po basin, south of Venice, are similar to those from 125,000-year-old sediments.