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Nov 2026 edition
Science Sensei
Field notes from the frontier
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Animals

Strange behaviour across the animal kingdom

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Dumbo Octopus Survives 4,000 Meters Down Where Pressure Would Crush Steel

Grimpoteuthis, the dumbo octopus, holds the depth record among all octopuses, thriving at 4,000+ meters in total darkness under 400 bar of pressure — and its fleshy, ear-like fins are…

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