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'Red tide' threatens New York
Oceanography

'Red tide' threatens New York

Nearly 16 km of red tape was discovered at the port of New York yesterday and could be harmful to the health of train drivers or swimmers nearby.

December 17, 2018
Giant algae threaten China
Oceanography

Giant algae threaten China

A cluster of algae that covers up to 200 square kilometers is heading toward China's east coast, threatening the region's ecology and tourism.

December 17, 2018
Green algae raging in China
Oceanography

Green algae raging in China

Local authorities and residents of Qingdao City, Shandong Province (China) said they are taking every measure to eliminate the blooming green algae that rage on the east…

December 17, 2018
Why are coral reefs in the world disappearing?
Oceanography

Why are coral reefs in the world disappearing?

In a recent study, scientists said a lot of new knowledge about coral biology has been discovered in the past few years, helping explain why coral reefs around the world…

December 17, 2018
Fish red fluorescence
Oceanography

Fish red fluorescence

Scientists have discovered that red is the preferred color for many fish species, and some species fluoresce in vivid colors.

December 17, 2018
Fuel from seaweed
Oceanography

Fuel from seaweed

The 16 green liquid containers in the laboratory of Professor Roger Ruan of the University of Minnesota, USA, are a testament to the booming trend of renewable energy re…

December 17, 2018
Can algae limit global warming?
Oceanography

Can algae limit global warming?

Some diatoms are so small that 30 such individuals fit in a human hair width; but they also exist in extremely large numbers to become key creatures in things

December 17, 2018
Tooth decay and coral reef death
Oceanography

Tooth decay and coral reef death

Corals can be damaged by a process similar to human decay. Under normal conditions corals live in symbiosis with unicellular algae, but when environmental pollution occu…

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
Ocean and new discoveries of medicine
Oceanography

Ocean and new discoveries of medicine

Recently, scientists have caught the SNX 111, a carnivorous mollusk that has a poisonous stinger that paralyzes the prey. This toxin can be prepared into a pain reliever…

December 17, 2018