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Discovered four new species of sharks
Oceanography

Discovered four new species of sharks

Biologists found four new species of sharks capable of walking on the sea floor in shallow waters off Australia and New Guinea.

January 27, 2020
New species of squid discovered in Okinawa, Japan
Oceanography

New species of squid discovered in Okinawa, Japan

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in collaboration with a researcher from Australia have identified a new species of squid living i…

December 16, 2019