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Vampire ink clears the sea
Oceanography

Vampire ink clears the sea

Despite the terrifying nickname, vampire ink doesn't suck the blood of animals and even helps the ocean become cleaner.

December 17, 2018
Smaller fish because of climate change
Oceanography

Smaller fish because of climate change

Dr. William Cheung, an expert at the University of British Columbia in Canada, and his colleagues modeled the impact of global temperature rise on more than 600 species…

December 17, 2018
The strange coral lives in the cave
Oceanography

The strange coral lives in the cave

A species of coral clings to the ceiling of deep caves in the Pacific Ocean and they grow normally despite receiving very little light.

December 17, 2018
The shark has the strongest jaw
Oceanography

The shark has the strongest jaw

Cow sharks have the strongest bite of sharks, many times the force needed to kill and eat prey.

December 17, 2018
Giant 6m long fish washed ashore
Oceanography

Giant 6m long fish washed ashore

An Oarfish fish about 6 meters long washed ashore at the Hacienda beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This is a very deep and rare species of fish that has only been seen w…

December 17, 2018
Fish are invisibility
Oceanography

Fish are invisibility

A new study shows that silver fish species such as herring and sardines and some small fish in Europe can reverse the laws of physics, allowing it to be invisible to be…

December 17, 2018
Whales are capable of mimicking human voices
Oceanography

Whales are capable of mimicking human voices

American and Canadian oceanographers have discovered a white whale, living in the ocean area near California state, capable of mimicking human voices.

December 17, 2018
The only species that knows how to defend itself
Oceanography

The only species that knows how to defend itself

Researcher Stephanie Bush at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently discovered that Octopoteuthis deletron squid is capable of removing part of its hand w…

December 17, 2018
Indonesia: consecutive sharks 'ashore'
Oceanography

Indonesia: consecutive sharks 'ashore'

Within three days, two large sharks - one 13m long, 4 tons in weight and one 9m long, weighed 2 tons - were found washed ashore in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Both children d…

December 17, 2018