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‘Supergiant’ amphipods discovered 7 kilometres deep

A recent expedition to one of the deepest places on Earth has discovered one of the most enigmatic creatures in the deep sea: the 'supergiant' amphipod.

NIWA climate change scientists honoured in Prime Minister’s top science prizes

A team of scientists from NIWA and the University of Otago has won the top 2011 Prime Minister's Science Prize for their research into guiding the world's response to climate change.

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Summer Series 7: Boaties beware of the hitch-hiking, waving ‘alien’ invader

7 February 2012
Boaties, beware this summer of a weird hitch-hiker waving at you in the water, as a peculiar marine amphipod crustacean, Caprella mutica, may be freeloading on your boat hull.
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‘Supergiant’ amphipods discovered 7 kilometres deep
3 February 2012
A recent expedition to one of the deepest places on Earth has discovered one of the most enigmatic creatures in the deep sea: the 'supergiant' amphipod.
Read more

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