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A picture of a barreleye fish shows its transparent head and tubular eyes.

Barreleye fish: The deep-sea weirdo with rotating eyes and a see-through head

By Sascha Pare published

Thanks to a yellow pigment that filters out sunlight, barreleyes can't be fooled by a common deep-sea camouflage tactic.

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an axolotl, or mexican salamander, looking at the camera with pink frills around its face

Axolotl: The adorable amphibian that can regrow its body and stay looking young forever

By Megan Shersby published

The Mexican salamander is only found in two lakes and is considered critically endangered, with pollution and invasive predators driving the species' decline.

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