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Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin
Oceanography

Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin

At our dining table, sooner or later there will be seafood stuffed with toxic plastic micro-molecules. The diet of marine life has changed.

December 17, 2018
Salmon and mysterious breeding mechanism against
Oceanography

Salmon and mysterious breeding mechanism against

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK are looking for a solution to the mysterious selection mechanism, avoiding the risk of fertilization that the…

December 17, 2018
Big sharks bite small sharks
Oceanography

Big sharks bite small sharks

American scientists were surprised when a big shark jumped up and swallowed the small shark they had just caught.

December 17, 2018
Dolphins die massively along the US coast
Oceanography

Dolphins die massively along the US coast

Since early this year, nearly 230 dead dolphins have been discovered along the coast of US states such as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia.

December 17, 2018
The only marine turtle hospital in the world
Oceanography

The only marine turtle hospital in the world

A village in Hainan Province (China) has the world's only sea turtle floating hospital to care for this endangered animal, according to UPI news agency.

December 17, 2018
Lobster can be
Oceanography

Lobster can be

Scientists believe that in a lobster's body contains a chemical that helps them live for a long time, and this may be an element of access to eternal life.

December 17, 2018