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Sardines can produce silk like silkworms
Oceanography

Sardines can produce silk like silkworms

The non-jaw, invertebrate rocky grouper, which looks like giant worms, is a primitive species that lives on the ocean floor, present on the planet 500 million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Detect additional fetal 2-headed shark weird
Oceanography

Detect additional fetal 2-headed shark weird

Christopher Johnston, an offshore fisherman in the Indian Ocean, discovered a double-headed blue shark after slaughtering a pregnant shark on a boat off Australia.

December 17, 2018
Sharks kill each other from the womb
Oceanography

Sharks kill each other from the womb

With an average body length of 2.5m, sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) are distributed throughout the world. We live in the waters near the coast. In the United Stat…

December 17, 2018
Detecting giant sea monster corpses
Oceanography

Detecting giant sea monster corpses

People living near the Bay of Plenty (New Zealand) discovered the first part of the monster about 9m long was washed ashore after several storms.

December 17, 2018
India recognizes dolphins as human rights
Oceanography

India recognizes dolphins as human rights

The Indian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has asked states to ban dolphin parks and ban the use of dolphin species for recreational purposes.

December 17, 2018
American fishermen caught 600kg sharks
Oceanography

American fishermen caught 600kg sharks

Jason Johnston, a resident of Mesquite, Texas, and some other fishermen caught a short-finned Mako shark near the Huntington Beach, California state, on June 3, the Los…

December 17, 2018
South China Sea: The world's most dangerous ocean
Oceanography

South China Sea: The world's most dangerous ocean

The South China Sea is ranked first in the list of the world's most dangerous oceans according to a new study by a group of scientists from Southamton Solent University.

December 17, 2018
The strange sea monsters in the deep sea
Oceanography

The strange sea monsters in the deep sea

Diverse life under the ocean always contains mysteries that lie beyond human imagination. Animals that always hide in the bottom of the water also have an unusual appear…

December 17, 2018