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Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

Far below sunlight, scientists have filmed giant transparent animals that resemble alien spacecraft more than marine life. Some stretch nearly 50 meters long, glow in the darkness, and hunt with ...

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