Oceanography
Catch an extremely rare goblin shark on the coast of Florida
A group of fishermen on Key West coast, Florida (USA) has caught a goblin shark (goblin) nearly 5.5m long.
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Oceanography
Ancient sharks migrate to lay eggs
UPI news agency quoted Professor Lauren Sallan that the journey into the sea to reproduce and shark to return to freshwater environment is very rare.
Oceanography
Discovering whales that seem to be extinct
A mysterious whale and out of sight is defined as the last living relative of a group of whales that are thought to be extinct about two million years ago.
Oceanography
Detecting eels 'living fossils' in the Pacific Ocean
The group of American, Palau and Japanese scientists discovered the new type of eel, known as the
Oceanography
Fish 'live fossils'
In 1938, a hand fin fish was found in African waters. Earlier, scientists believed that the fish had become extinct 65 million years ago with a prehistoric strain of pre…
Oceanography
Japan recorded fish species
The Oceanographic Museum in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, announced that it has discovered and recorded a small fish belonging to the Ministry of finfish (Coe…
Oceanography
A giant shark species was discovered
On September 29, fossil traces of a giant shark up to 16m long were discovered in Panama.
Oceanography
New predictions for sea level
Fossil coral data and temperature records from ice core measurements have been used to set more suitable limits for future sea level rise, and to test predictions about…
Oceanography
Detecting giant clams in the Red Sea
A new giant clam has just been found in the Red Sea, with deep folds on the shell.
Oceanography
Arctic has large fossil fuel reserves
The northern area of the Arctic Circle is estimated to have about 90 billion barrels of oil, with 1.670 trillion minutes of recoverable natural gas reserves and 33 bil…
Archeology
Discovered a new herbivorous giant lizard that lived more than 200 million years ago
New fossils discovered in Poland are evidence that dinosaurs are not the largest herbivores that existed in the Triassic Period.
Archeology
Peach dogs are 13,000 years old mammoth teeth
An 8-month-old Labrador dog in Whidbey (Washington, USA) has just shocked his employer when he
Archeology
Discover strange creatures footprints 310 million years ago
Geologist of Nevada Las Vegas University, Stephen Rowland, has made an unexpected discovery about a reptilian creature's footprint that appeared up to 310 million years…
Archeology
Discover the smallest dinosaur footprint ever
The 110-million-year-old fossil was identified as belonging to a small dinosaur bird that could easily be held in hand.