UPDATE: Restarted LHC Sees First Collisions

Bringing the "big bang machine" another step closer to full power, physicists have now collided protons using two beams circulating though the Large Hadron Collider's main ring.

NEW SPECIES PICTURES: Deep-Sea "Jumbo Dumbo," More

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A see-through sea cucumber, a "big eared" octopus-like animal, a "gold treasure" crustacean, and more are among the many new deep-dwellers collected during an ongoing marine census.

2009 Hurricane Season Quietest in Decades

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High-level winds may have hampered most storms from spawning during the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season--but hurricane activity will likely ratchet up again in 2010, experts predict.

Worms' Paralysis Turned On and Off With Light

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Dr. Horrible, take note: A light-sensitive chemical fed to tiny worms called nematodes caused the creatures to "freeze" when zapped with ultraviolet light, a new study says.

VIDEO: "Dumbo," Other Deep-Sea Oddities Found

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Oil-eating tubeworms and 15-tentacled sea cucumbers are among the 5,000 deep-dwelling species identified by the Census of Marine Life, a ten-year effort to chronicle life in the deep ocean.

VIDEO: Piglet Squid, Other Odd Deep-Sea Species Found

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A football octopod and a piglet squid are just a few of the bizarre deep-sea creatures uncovered during the ten-year Census of Marine Life, which ends in 2010.

Lava Cave Minerals Actually Microbe Poop

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Blue-green ooze in Hawaii and crunchy golden crusts in New Mexico are among newfound mats of microbial waste that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists say.

FIRST PICTURES: "Predator" Corals Eat Jellyfish

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Using stinging tentacles and wide mouths, large coral polyps in the Red Sea have, for the first time, been discovered eating jellyfish nearly as big as they are.

5 "Oddball" Crocs Discovered, Including Dinosaur-Eater

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A "saber-toothed cat in armor" and a pancake-shaped predator are among five strange, dinosaur-era crocodile cousins discovered in the Sahara, archaeologists say. Meet BoarCroc, PancakeCroc, DuckCroc, RatCroc, and DogCroc.

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