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Next time you're splashing around in the sea on holiday, you might want to close your mouth. This stomach-churning photograph shows the types of microscopic creatures that are crawling around in just a drop of seawater, which has been magnified 25 times to reveal what's living in it. From bacteria and worms, to fish eggs, crab larvae and diatoms, the image shows the plankton holidaymakers could be swallowing each time a splash of water ends up on their tongue. Award-winning National Geographic photographer David Liitschwager captured the photo, revealing the less-than-obvious threats in the ocean. The photo proves the taste of seawater isn't just salt - it's the multitude of critters. On its website, National Geographic said of the photo: 'Under a magnifier, a splash of seawater teems with life. 'The planktonic soup includes bug-like copepods; long, glassy arrowworms; coiled filaments of cyanobacteria; rectangular algae called diatoms; fish eggs; and a...

Tiger the cat is brought back to life in incredible scenes due to air next week as part of Channel 4′s new series The Supervet. The ginger tabby is recovering from a major operation when he goes into cardiac arrest. Fortunately ‘supervet’ Noel Fitzpatrick is on hand and, after other attempts to resuscitate him fail, his only option is to cut a hole in his chest and re-start Tiger’s heart with his finger. And Tiger is just the first of the show’s success stories. Other pets from across the country to receive cutting-edge care from the ‘bionic vet’ include a cat with two artificial feet and Bacus the French Bulldog, who struggles to walk after recovering from a leg fracture.

New York Subway Train Passengers Trapped Underground after Derailment (Reuters) - A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 riders derailed on Friday morning while traveling through a tunnel in the borough of Queens, injuring 19 people, city fire officials said. Fifteen people escaped with minor injuries while four more were transported to a hospital with potentially serious injuries, officials said. The incident, at 10:24 AM local time, involved a Manhattan-bound eight-car "F" line subway, they said. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known. Video of the scene broadcast on the NY1 channel showed fire officials evacuating throngs of people, in darkness and some through subway grates. (Reporting By  Edith Honan ; editing by Gunna Dickson)