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Sharks drag the herd to Cu Lao Cham
Oceanography

Sharks drag the herd to Cu Lao Cham

Last week, fishermen in Bai Lang village, Tan Hiep commune (Hoi An city, Quang Nam) continuously caught sharks on Cu Lao Cham beach, about 3-4 nautical miles from shore.

December 17, 2018
Sperm whales are stranded in Australia
Oceanography

Sperm whales are stranded in Australia

More than 20 fishermen flock to an Australian coast and rescuers are racing against time to save the two surviving children.

December 17, 2018
Fish also love massage
Oceanography

Fish also love massage

Life under the sea is also very pressure. Lucky dendritic fish when they have 'staff' massage helps them relieve nervous stress.

December 17, 2018
New creatures from the deep sea floor
Oceanography

New creatures from the deep sea floor

DNA analysis has identified these organisms as members of the Torquaratoridae family, an Acorn family that has only recently been discovered.

December 17, 2018
Oysters with language like?
Oceanography

Oysters with language like?

According to AFP on December 6, Japan deciphered the 'language of successful oysters after discovering they could emit' squeak 'like people who suffer if they change the…

December 17, 2018
Finding 'Noel lobster' shell is as white as snow
Oceanography

Finding 'Noel lobster' shell is as white as snow

Fishermen who found snow-white lobsters in their nets decided not to eat them and took them to a aquatic center in Weymouth, Dorset, where it attracted a large number of…

December 17, 2018
Discover 4 new shark species
Oceanography

Discover 4 new shark species

Scientists from the California Academy (USA) have just released a list of four new shark species discovered in 2011.

December 17, 2018
The mysterious attacks of sharks
Oceanography

The mysterious attacks of sharks

Scientists are trying to find an explanation for a series of mysterious shark attacks in different countries recently.

December 17, 2018
Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays
Oceanography

Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays

British scientists have discovered a mechanism to create sunburns for marine corals, which can be used as a sunscreen for humans and develop temperate crops in the tropi…

December 17, 2018