Oceanography
Discovering super rare fish in the sea
Drum-eye fish, living 600-800m above the surface of the water (called the twilight zone or mesozoic), fish with a transparent head that encases the eyes upward like mesm…
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Animal world
Mermaids are officially extinct in China
The fairy fish (also known as dugongs or dugongs) is functionally extinct in China, due to widespread habitat destruction and poaching, scientists say.
Oceanography
Alaskan snow crab is mysteriously disappearing
Scientists say climate change is to blame for the disappearance of snow crabs - the mainstay of income for Alaskan crab fishing fleets in the US.
Animal world
The most tragic creature: It took 300 million years to climb to land, but the journey ended at the dinner table
Today we can have terrestrial, marine and amphibians. Of course, there are many species that are thinking of being able to move from the ocean to the land.
Animal world
Fish filled with antifreeze live under icebergs
Scientists drilled deep beneath an iceberg off the coast of Greenland and discovered fish with a green luminescent antifreeze flowing through its blood vessels.
Animal world
Detecting parasitic tongue-eating lice in fish's mouth
When scientists X-rayed the head of an elmfish, they discovered a parasitic crustacean that had eaten the amputated and replaced the host's tongue.
Oceanography
Predatory 'king' of the Japanese sea: The body is 'big', dominating at a depth of 2,000 meters of water
The yokozuna shark is probably the largest bony fish living in the depths known to mankind.
Animal world
The 'most ferocious' bird in the world: A natural enemy of crocodiles, possessing a 'difficult' face that knows how to stay away
Shoebill storks have amazing hunting abilities. Their main food is fish, frogs and reptiles. Notably, this bird is a natural enemy of crocodiles, especially small crocod…
Discover science
Breakthrough discoveries about roundfin fish
Scientists have discovered the special properties of roundfin fish, a fish that lives on the bottom near shore in many areas in the northern Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Animal world
The largest herds in the animal world
Some birds, fish, mammals, and insects can congregate in large flocks of millions to trillions.
Medicine - Health
Research to create pain reliever from puffer fish toxins
The deadly neurotoxin from puffer fish could create a generation of non-narcotic pain relievers.
Environment
Super drought in the US: The lake surface is cracked, the bottom of the fish is dry, creating a surreal scene
An old derelict motorboat rose from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph may read: This is the waters of Lake Mead.
Oceanography
Extremely rare transparent 'snail fish' found in the deep sea
Fish possess a special body structure, which helps them to camouflage themselves, and effectively survive in the deep sea.
Animal world
15-year-old boy catches rare white green catfish
The 15-year-old boy fished for the green catfish - the largest catfish in North America, usually blue-gray - and was amazed to find it white.
Animal world
Fish fell from the sky unusually in the US
The rain of fish appeared in the sky of San Francisco, USA, making local residents bewildered.