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Listen to the sound of the ocean
Oceanography

Listen to the sound of the ocean

Landslides, earthquakes, or the melodious singing of whales ... The sea can be extremely noisy, vibrant with all harmony. Soon, we will know these deep melodies thanks t…

December 17, 2018
The bone-eating worms are bizarre
Oceanography

The bone-eating worms are bizarre

The worm lives on the skeleton of a small gray whale in an undersea gulf off California as the first known whale-eating seaworm. On the whale bone, once the worms have b…

December 17, 2018
Pain reliever from sea snail
Oceanography

Pain reliever from sea snail

Conical sea snail is one of the most terrifying poisonous creatures of the ocean. They often inject enough toxins to paralyze the body, even killing the prey. Many medic…

December 17, 2018
The real hegemon of the ocean
Oceanography

The real hegemon of the ocean

The relationship between predators and prey is always close to each other, without one, the other cannot exist. Sharks seem to be on a mission to remove weak individuals…

December 17, 2018
Whales know how to sing
Oceanography

Whales know how to sing

The whining of the blue whale is a complex sound that may be deeper than any human hearing limit. Those sounds are so powerful that they can pass through the ocean. Argu…

December 17, 2018
Sea jellyfish is a complex set of genes
Oceanography

Sea jellyfish is a complex set of genes

Sea jellyfish have long been considered a simple and primitive animal, but the inside of the jellyfish's seemingly simple body is a complex and remarkable set of genes,…

December 17, 2018
Snail species 'wearing armor'
Oceanography

Snail species 'wearing armor'

Researchers from the Swedish Museum of Natural History have discovered one of the world's most unusual snails. They had a hard iron layer clinging tightly to each other,…

December 17, 2018
I know ... fishing
Oceanography

I know ... fishing

Because at the bottom of the deep sea food is very scarce, it is possible to increase the chances of capturing many prey

December 17, 2018
Sailfish
Oceanography

Sailfish

The sail has a scientific name, Istionphorus platypterus, whose body is about 3m long on average, weighs 55kg, but sometimes has a length of 3.6m and weighs up to 60kg.…

December 17, 2018
Dragon leaves
Oceanography

Dragon leaves

Phycodurus eques is one of the most beautiful fish and also has many mysteries on the Japanese level of the ocean world. Looking at the dragon's leaves, it looks like ey…

December 17, 2018
Puffer fish seduces mates with poison
Oceanography

Puffer fish seduces mates with poison

Research done at the Institute of Molecular, Cell Biology and National University of Singapore has shown how well this pufferfish can live despite the amount of dangerou…

December 17, 2018