Oceanography
Carpets of tuna and crabs cover the California seabed
Divers and marine biologists encountered tuna crabs piling up on the seabed near San Diego due to being swept close to shore by ocean currents.
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Oceanography
Devil-faced fish - The most dangerous fish in the world
The devil-faced fish is recognized by Guinness World Records as having the largest venom gland of any other fish.
Oceanography
Japan begins the second largest whale hunt on Earth
Japan added fin whales, a once endangered marine mammal, to its commercial fishing list, causing concern among conservationists.
Oceanography
The giant Sei whale reappears after 100 years of absence
After a century of absence due to hunting, giant gray-blue Sei whales are returning to Argentina's Patagonian waters.
Oceanography
A herd of killer whales joined forces to sink a 15m long yacht
A pod of killer whales that attack ships in southwestern Europe sank a large yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after puncturing its hull.
Oceanography
The giant mysterious blob in the Pacific Ocean has finally been revealed
Known since 2010, giant blobs in the Pacific Ocean have become a mystery to those who witness them.
Oceanography
Discovered a silver fish with a strange shape over 4 meters long drifting ashore in Hue
The silver fish with dark black spots on its body, red paddle-shaped fins, and a body nearly 4.5 meters long drifted ashore on the city's shore. Hue, then buried by loca…
Oceanography
A startling new discovery about the sound of blue whales
Scientists have just published new research on the sound of blue whales - the most mysterious animals on the planet.
Oceanography
The super-speed camera records the mantis shrimp's punch as fast as a bullet
Mantis shrimps are famous for possessing club-like claws that can deliver fatal blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to the thick glass of an aquarium.
Oceanography
The octopus sacrifices its arm to escape the eel
Videos shot by divers reveal that octopuses can cover their gills, blind their eyes or even sacrifice their arms in an effort to deal with calendar fish many times large…
Oceanography
For the first time in history, fish in the sea 1,000 meters deep washed ashore
For the first time in history, a fish living thousands of meters below the sea floor washed ashore at Cannon Beach, Oregon (USA) last weekend.
Oceanography
Decode thousands of mysterious craters on the California seabed
Thanks to underwater robots, researchers discovered more than 5,000 craters on the seafloor off the coast of California that were not caused by leaking methane gas.
Oceanography
The scientist communicated with the whale for 20 minutes
Scientists from the SETI Institute, the University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation made the breakthrough when they had a 20-minute conversation with…
Archeology
The mystery of the stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message
A man in England was weeding his garden when he accidentally discovered a stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message. It is the rare Irish alphabet.
Archeology
Experts were stunned by the test results of the 'immortality' drug found in an ancient tomb
Immortal pills or elixirs of life often appear in classic Chinese literary works, but did they really appear in ancient Chinese society?