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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While some strive with “male enhancement” pills to increase the size of their manhood, they will never live up to the reputation of the barnacle, which have the largest penises relative to body size. Imagine a redwood tree, sitting on a small rock in a field, then you have the proper outlook on what the sea-dwelling creatures have on you. New research indicates that the well-endowed gooseneck barnacles are able to capture...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A team of British and American scientists have discovered the fossils of a tiny new species of animal in 425-million-year-old rocks located along the England-Wales border, according to the their report published in the journal Proceedings of The Royal Society B. The new species is an ostracod – a small crustacean related to crabs, lobsters and shrimps – and was exceptionally well preserved. Its fossil included a complete shell...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Spearing mantis shrimp must eat plenty of spinach, because scientists have determined it is their muscle power that thrusts them towards their enemy's doom. The lobster-sized shrimp stay in their sandy burrow and wait for prey to come by, and then from out of nowhere, shoot out and grab the next meal with their long skinny appendages. Scientists were not sure how these predators were able to unleash their lightning-fast...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTC Pink: NOUV), a provider of quality all-natural dietary supplements, announced today the release of the newest product in the Company's New Life Naturals(TM) product line: For Your Health - Krill Oil(TM). The For Your Health - Krill Oil(TM) supplement boosts good cholesterol[1] and reduces inflammation[2]. Dr. Oz touted Krill Oil's benefits in November of 2011 saying, "studies have found that...

Omega XL® informs consumers who want to make sure their nutritional supplements are as eco-friendly as possible and choose marine products made primarily from aquaculture farms, such as Omega XL. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) July 23, 2012 The foods and supplements we choose to consume on a regular basis have a lasting impact on the future of our planet. Green-lipped mussel oil, found in Omega XL, is aquacultured from sustainable, renewable aquaculture farms. Harvesting New Zealand...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com Engineers at the University of California, Riverside are looking to nature for inspiration in creating stronger vehicle frames and body armor. They may have found a key structure in the club-like claw of the sea floor-dwelling mantis shrimp, according to a report published online this week in the journal Science. The 4-inch crustacean, also known as a stomatopod, uses its claw with the deadly speed of a 22-caliber bullet to crack open everything from crab...

Actors Damon and Pitt Give Tiny Krill Big Exposure in New "Happy Feet" Sequel WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tiny krill are about to take centre stage at the 30th Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting, where governments will consider greater protection for the shrimplike crustaceans that are the building blocks of the Antarctic food chain. The attention these little animals receive will be amplified in mid-November, when...

America's #1 digestive care company, ReNew Life, introduces pharmaceutical strength Omega Smart Super Critical fish oil and concentrated Omega Smart Super Krill, to retail stores nationwide. (PRWEB) July 17, 2011 America's #1 digestive care company, ReNew Life, introduces pharmaceutical strength Omega Smart Super Critical fish oil and concentrated Omega Smart Super Krill, to retail stores nationwide. Essential Omega-3 Intake Gets a Big Boost "Fish oil supplements have become well known...

Young penguins in the Antarctic may be dying for lack of food, as melting sea ice reduces the numbers of small fish they consume as their primary food source, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).The researchers found that just 10 percent of baby penguins tagged are returning in two to four years to breed, a drop of 40-50 percent since the 1970s.The study indicates that species often considered likely "winners" of...

One of America's favorite seafood is shrimp. Did you know that they fossilize as well? Rodney Feldmann, professor emeritus, and Carrie Schweitzer, associate professor, from Kent State University's Department of Geology report on the oldest fossil shrimp known to date in the world. The creature in stone is as much as 360 million years old and was found in Oklahoma. Even the muscles of the fossil are preserved. Their study will be published in Journal of Crustacean Biology."The oldest known...