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Some fish have skin so black it absorbs 99% of all light

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Fish living in the ocean’s murky depths have evolved ultra-black skin that absorbs over 99 per cent of light making them ‘invisible’ to predators Anglerfish were the darkest of all species studied and reflect just 0.04% of light A total of 16 fish species were found with the ultra-black skin   Cellular pockets packed with the … Read more

One fifth of the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs

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One fifth of the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs thanks to deforestation and forest fires, researchers have found. The team have been monitoring the release of greenhouse gases over the Amazon basin for the last decade, during which time millions of trees have been lost. While growing trees take … Read more