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Octopus has 'elbow'
Oceanography

Octopus has 'elbow'

Perhaps you have never heard that octopuses are able to harden taps to form 'elbows' to bring food into their mouths? But according to research by Italian and Israeli sc…

December 17, 2018
Hippos close relationship with whales?
Oceanography

Hippos close relationship with whales?

By analyzing the characteristics of many different animal groups, recently US and French scientists discovered half-terrestrial half-ancestors of whales and hippos divid…

December 17, 2018
Revealed many new phytoplankton
Oceanography

Revealed many new phytoplankton

The survey of an international group in tropical waters between the eastern United States and the mid-Atlantic mountains has found between 10 and 20 new tiny species of…

December 17, 2018
Global warming changes the ocean flow
Oceanography

Global warming changes the ocean flow

Scientists at the Scrip Institute of Oceanography at the University of Caliphonia after measuring carbon 13 isotopes in samples taken at 14 points in all four oceans, fo…

December 17, 2018
Stingray
Oceanography

Stingray

Poisonous sea ray sting (scientific name: Dasyatis Violacea) is the most active creature in the family of stingrays. It is easy to recognize them when this particular fi…

December 17, 2018
Swordfish for decoration only
Oceanography

Swordfish for decoration only

The colorful male swordfish will measure the size of his sword before the battle, and usually just show off the respectable weapon that can cause the opponent to flee.

December 17, 2018
The mystery in the ocean
Oceanography

The mystery in the ocean

Scientists at the University of Hawaii (UH) recently announced they had witnessed an unprecedented scene: seeing 30-centimeter stone oysters, giant oysters, craters, min…

December 17, 2018
Galeocerdo leopard shark cuvieri
Oceanography

Galeocerdo leopard shark cuvieri

The scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvieri living in tropical and subtropical waters. The average weight is about 1.4 tons and the average is about 8m. They are considere…

December 17, 2018
Sea level rose 30 cm in the 21st century
Oceanography

Sea level rose 30 cm in the 21st century

By using data from tide gauges around the world, Australian researchers have discovered sea level rise of about 19.5 cm from 1870-2004, with the fastest growth rate in 5…

December 17, 2018
Ahab whale
Oceanography

Ahab whale

The US Navy Hawaiian naval center each year consumes millions of dollars to train animal troops, which are some marine animals. Ahab whale is an army in it.

December 17, 2018
Sea without Sargasso shore (Algae tail)
Oceanography

Sea without Sargasso shore (Algae tail)

The vast majority of the seas are at the edge of the oceans, adjacent to the mainland, but the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic is

December 17, 2018
Sea rabbit Aplysia
Oceanography

Sea rabbit Aplysia

Sea rabbits are not actually rabbits, but because this sea animal has two pairs of tentacles on their heads, the previous pair is a tactile tube, the latter is an olfact…

December 17, 2018