Oceanography
Crossopterygii (Latimeria chalumnar)
In 1938, South African fisherman captain Hendrick Goshou caught a strange fish that had never been seen before. This fish is like a fossilized fish (Crossopterygii), 1.5…
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Oceanography
Dugong beautician
Dugong is a mammal called a beautiful fish because it looks like a human, just like a fish. It doesn't look any different when you hug your baby. It is like a whale, who…
Oceanography
The secret of the 'left hand' of the sea snail
The snails with shells rolled to the left have a great survival advantage, because the enemy has to give up on eating them. Conclusion published by American scientists o…
Oceanography
How many fish species on Earth?
So far the science of recognizing fish is the richest, most crowded and diverse organism of all vertebrates present on Earth, with more than 23,000 species.
Oceanography
The Baltic Sea has the tastiest salty taste
Usually seawater is salty and acrid, it is difficult to drink but the Baltic Sea is different, scooping up water to taste is not salty at all. The Baltic Sea is located…
Oceanography
Identify toxic seafood
Through the published research work, scientists at the Institute of Oceanography have identified 39 species of seafood in Vietnamese waters carrying toxins (including fi…
Oceanography
Coral Barrier - Coral Barrier
Coral reefs located in the Coral Sea in northeastern Australia consist of more than 600 coral reefs and islands, 2,013km long, 16-20km wide, 240km wide. Total area of …
Oceanography
Fry Why bad?
You may think that once hatched, the fish is a strange swimmer. The reality is not so. When born, fish larvae struggle to move and survive. About 99% of the dead fish ar…
Oceanography
Prawns (Penaeus orientalis) migrate to the east
Shrimps are arthropods, one of the important seafood sources of China, the Yellow Sea, and Bohai. This is a large type of shrimp, which used to be paired by pairs, so it…
Oceanography
Fishes stop breathing for months
If you think you're a champion in holding your breath underwater, think again. A grouper species, whose relatives are close to goldfish, can live for months without oxyg…
Oceanography
1001 types of self-defense of marine animals
There are dozens of types of pagoda snails with all sizes, beautiful shells, enough colors. All of them have poison. It develops a unique hunting technique: tuberculosis…
Oceanography
Swordfish 'heat' eyeball to hunt prey?
Swordfish (photo - scientific name Xiphias gladius) often live in the high seas, especially in temperate places. However, when hunting, this fish has a rather special ab…
Oceanography
Squid knows how to adjust personality according to the environment
Squids have personalities transmitted from parent to child. But these characteristics can also be changed according to the environment.
Oceanography
South Korea: launch submarine to explore the ocean
The Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute has announced a plan to launch unmanned submarines with remote control devices named