Oceanography
Favorite octopus tentacles?
Marine biologists are investigating octopuses to determine whether they have a preference for left or right tentacles.
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Ice mountains 'disrupt' ecological diversity in the Antarctic seabed
Antarctic worms, sea spiders, sea urchins and other marine species that live near the shore are often hit by glaciers. New information shows that the habitat along the A…
Oceanography
Hundreds of penguin corpses were discovered in Brazil
Experts on penguins and rescue teams say hundreds of dead penguins drifted from the icy coast of Antarctica and Patagonia to the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro.
Oceanography
Sahara desert sandstorm sustains life in the Atlantic Ocean
Research by the University of Liverpool found that the Sahara desert sandstorm helps sustain life across a large area of the North Atlantic.
Oceanography
Adding lime to seawater: a way to reduce the rate of CO2 in the atmosphere
Scientists say they have found a possible way to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. They think that this measure can significantl…
Oceanography
Terrifying assassin in the Caribbean Sea
In just 30 minutes, a large lion fish can cup up to 20 small fish, and in just 5 weeks, this species kills 79% of the fry population.
Oceanography
Undersea volcanic activity caused an ancient disaster of extinction
According to a new study, seabed volcanic eruption about 93 million years ago depleted the amount of oxygen in the sea, causing widespread extinction of life in the ocea…
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Arctic has large fossil fuel reserves
The northern area of the Arctic Circle is estimated to have about 90 billion barrels of oil, with 1.670 trillion minutes of recoverable natural gas reserves and 33 bil…
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Find boiling water in the middle of the cold Arctic
Deep in the Arctic Circle, scientists have discovered columns of hot liquid spraying on the sea floor at twice the boiling temperature of water.
Oceanography
Catch the animal that lives in record depth
Three new marine shrimp were caught at a depth of 2,300 meters on hot water slots in the mid-Atlantic mountains.
Oceanography
The Atlantic will be
When the Arctic Ocean warmed in the middle of the century, shellfish, slugs and other Pacific animals will resume the invasion of the North Atlantic, which was interrupt…
Oceanography
Nam Dinh: Three years of sea level rise of 20cm
Since 2005, the sea level in Quat Lam town tourist area (Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province) has risen by 20cm. According to scientists, this is a profound expression…
Oceanography
The terrible flood cooled the earth
Geologists say they have learned how a vast lake under the ice that once covered most of North America could draw to the sea, an event that has cooled the earth for hund…
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Small marine creatures signal climate change
According to scientists at a press conference on February 23 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the advancement of science in Boston, because seawater…
Oceanography
Is the mystery of the Antarctic ice sheets answered?
The Cardiff University research team in Earth and Ocean Sciences and scientists from the Amgueddfa Cymru Science Museum in Wales came to Africa to look for new evidence…