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  2. MBARI team finds 5 'Adorabilis' octopuses in Monterey Bay - AOL

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    By: Lauren Seaver MONTEREY, Calif. —Scientists found a species of octopus in the Monterey Bay that very little is known about. They're calling them "Adorabilis" because one characteristic is ...

  3. Central Laser Facility - Wikipedia

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    Central Laser Facility (CLF) is a research facility in the UK. It is part of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The facility is dedicated to studying the applications of high energy lasers. It was opened in 1976. [1] As of 2013 there are 5 active laser laboratories at the CLF: Vulcan, Astra Gemini, Artemis

  4. Opisthoteuthis californiana - Wikipedia

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    Currently, [20] in Monterey Canyon, research is going on with scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, with several Opisthoteuthis sp. specimens (including a fertile octopus) that resemble O. californiana (in media these were given the informal name Opisthoteuthis 'adorabilis '). Due to the challenges of mimicking their ...

  5. Octopus - Wikipedia

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    In the UK from 1993 to 2012, the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) was the only invertebrate protected under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. [176] In 2012, this legislation was extended to include all cephalopods [177] in accordance with a general EU directive. [178] Some robotics research is exploring biomimicry of octopus ...

  6. Octopus (yacht) - Wikipedia

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    Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.

  7. Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest octopus species on earth and can often be found in aquariums and research facilities in addition to the ocean. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] E. dofleini play an important role in maintaining the health and biodiversity of deep sea ecosystems, cognitive research, and the fishing industry.

  8. USA-247 - Wikipedia

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    USA-247, also known as NRO Launch 39 or NROL-39, is an American reconnaissance satellite, operated by the National Reconnaissance Office and launched in December 2013. The USA-247 launch received a relatively high level of press coverage due to the mission's choice of logo, which depicts an octopus sitting astride the globe with the motto "Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach". [2]

  9. Argonautidae - Wikipedia

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    Cainozoic Research. 4 (1– 2): 19– 25. Yanagisawa Y (1990). "Age of fossil Argonautidae (Cephalopoda) from Hokuriku Province (central Honshu, Japan) based on diatom biostratigraphy" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan (in Japanese). 41 (3): 115– 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Argonautidae at the Tree of ...