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Continue decoding the oil spill
Oceanography

Continue decoding the oil spill

While the authorities from the scientists to the military and defense efforts to find the cause of black oil spill on the coast from Central to South Vietnam, the clam y…

December 17, 2018
Kazakhstan indebted to save the dead sea
Oceanography

Kazakhstan indebted to save the dead sea

The Kazakhstan government has secured a multi-million dollar loan from the World Bank to save the Aral Sea - the worst man-made environmental disaster in history. The mo…

December 17, 2018
'Time bomb' on the Baltic Sea
Oceanography

'Time bomb' on the Baltic Sea

Bombs, torpedoes float from the sea from World War 2, toxic chemicals seep into seafood, unexpected explosions of rusty weapons are putting a big threat on the Baltic Se…

December 17, 2018
Sharks also need guards
Oceanography

Sharks also need guards

According to a recent WWF study, more than 7 million sharks and stingrays die each year from the fishing process of Langleinen, Germany, on the African coast of Africa.…

December 17, 2018
Watch sea turtles by satellite
Oceanography

Watch sea turtles by satellite

Conservation International - Conservation International has launched a satellite turtle monitoring program. Environmentalists will oversee the migration of 11 leather tu…

December 17, 2018
Save the Aral Sea
Oceanography

Save the Aral Sea

When the Sun began to appear on the Aral Sea (located in Central Asia, north of Kazakhstan, South to Uzbekistan), Alek sailed to the sea. After a moment of letting go of…

December 17, 2018
Hot seawater poses a danger to corals
Oceanography

Hot seawater poses a danger to corals

Warming seawater temperatures will cause a serious coral disease called white syndrome according to the latest report on Australia's largest coral reef in the world publ…

December 17, 2018
Dolphins also have their own language
Oceanography

Dolphins also have their own language

Irish scientists study the estuarine dolphin in the southwest of the country, claiming that the animal is capable of developing its own language to communicate with each…

December 17, 2018
'Treasure of the creature' under the Antarctic sea
Oceanography

'Treasure of the creature' under the Antarctic sea

Scientists have found more than 700 new species of marine creatures that were once thought to be too harsh to have life. Among these, there are also sea urchins that eat…

December 17, 2018
The ocean is losing its ability to absorb CO2
Oceanography

The ocean is losing its ability to absorb CO2

According to a new British and German study published in Science, oceans have been absorbing excess carbone dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere for centuries, but an ocean i…

December 17, 2018
Are corals more complex than humans?
Oceanography

Are corals more complex than humans?

A small coral can have the same number of genes and even more than humans. It is noteworthy that although the evolutionary difference is different, corals have many gene…

December 17, 2018