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On an island off the coast of Washington state, scientists have resorted to breeding sunflower sea stars in a lab. It s a desperate attempt to save the endangered animals from disappearing completely. Dennis Wise/University of Washington
Jason Hodin hauls up a rope that s hanging from a dock in the waters off San Juan Island in the Pacific Northwest. At the end is a square, sandwich-size Tupperware container, with mesh-covered holes in the sides to let water flow through. Hodin pulls off the lid and peers inside at some crushed bits of shell. He points to some reddish-orange dots.
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On an island off the coast of Washington state, scientists have resorted to breeding sunflower sea stars in a lab. It s a desperate attempt to save the endangered animals from disappearing completely.
Jason Hodin hauls up a rope that s hanging from a dock in the waters off San Juan Island in the Pacific Northwest. At the end is a square, sandwich-size Tupperware container, with mesh-covered holes in the sides to let water flow through. Hodin pulls off the lid and peers inside at some crushed bits of shell. He points to some reddish-orange dots. See that? That little dot right there in front of my finger? Hodin says. That s a juvenile sea star that s about a month old.
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TORONTO Despite sharks being frequently cast as the ‘scary creature with large teeth’ in our collective imagination, not a lot is known about what sharks actually eat and how they can go so long between meals. But new 3D imaging may have unravelled some of those digestive mysteries by creating a better picture of what a shark’s intestines look like. According to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers have made images using CT scans that allow a closer look at the animal’s spiral intestines, which may allow it to digest food slowly.