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Clash of giant termite species
Oceanography

Clash of giant termite species

Oil field workers in the Gulf of Mexico have encountered giant sea termites up to a meter long for submarine exploration of the seabed at a depth of nearly 3 km.

December 17, 2018
Sharks shark sharks
Oceanography

Sharks shark sharks

Seafarers in Queensland, Australia are being warned to leave the waters because officials fear a 6-meter giant shark is scouring the coast.

December 17, 2018
'Seaweed' of the sea is threatened
Oceanography

'Seaweed' of the sea is threatened

L. helicina is a wing-legged animal - a soft-bodied marine animal that is as small as a lentil - commonly known as the 'fried potato' of the ocean because it is the food…

December 17, 2018
Fish also have the ability to remember
Oceanography

Fish also have the ability to remember

Scientists have long believed that fish's brain can only store information for a few seconds. But one test proved that they can remember up to 5 months.

December 17, 2018
Cat parasites occur on marine mammals
Oceanography

Cat parasites occur on marine mammals

Researchers at California Polytechnic University have discovered a clue explaining why the world's marine mammals are unable to withstand a parasite normally found only…

December 17, 2018
Small marine creatures signal climate change
Oceanography

Small marine creatures signal climate change

According to scientists at a press conference on February 23 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the advancement of science in Boston, because seawater…

December 17, 2018
Sharks move strangely to find food
Oceanography

Sharks move strangely to find food

Sharks and other marine animals search for food with a kind of shopping-like type of people, according to one of the biggest analyzes of the habit of searching for prey…

December 17, 2018
Whales and bats have something in common
Oceanography

Whales and bats have something in common

How can there be any similarities? This was true 45 million years ago when the new whale from the mainland returned to the ocean. But 7 million years later, two complete…

December 17, 2018
Which does shark use to locate smell?
Oceanography

Which does shark use to locate smell?

Sharks are known to have very good sense of smell, which is very important for finding food in many species. However, according to a new study from Boston University mar…

December 17, 2018
Octopus has 'elbow'
Oceanography

Octopus has 'elbow'

Perhaps you have never heard that octopuses are able to harden taps to form 'elbows' to bring food into their mouths? But according to research by Italian and Israeli sc…

December 17, 2018
Galeocerdo leopard shark cuvieri
Oceanography

Galeocerdo leopard shark cuvieri

The scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvieri living in tropical and subtropical waters. The average weight is about 1.4 tons and the average is about 8m. They are considere…

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
What did humans eat from 8,000 years ago?
Archeology

What did humans eat from 8,000 years ago?

An international team of researchers from the Department of Human History at the University of Iena (France), Freie University Berlin and York University have identified…

December 17, 2018