Archeology
Revealing new ancestors of modern dolphins
Fossils of a new dolphin have revealed the process of dolphins moving from oceans into rivers.
Freshwater
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Archeology
Freshwater monsters in Europe
Paleontologists found the 84 million-year-old fossil of a predatory animal in freshwater environments that scientists never knew in Hungary.
Archeology
Huge giant turtle by car
Archaeologists have found fossils of giant turtles living in South America 60 million years ago. This fossil was discovered at a coal mine in Colombia called Carbomemys…
Archeology
The link lacks the origin of seals, sea lions and walruses
New research shows that Puijila is the missing link in the evolution of a group of animals today, including seals, sea lions and walruses.
Space science
Found freshwater lakes that once existed on Mars
The Curiosity probe of the US Space Agency (NASA) for the first time detected direct evidence that a freshwater lake once existed on Mars.
Space science
Aquarium on space station
An aquarium called Aquatic Habit (AQH) was provided to ISS to study the space environment for marine life.
Biology
The newly discovered giant virus can change our definition of viruses
In an article in Nature Communications, scientists said they have discovered two new strains of giant viruses in Brazil.
Biology
Surprised with fish-eating spiders
The Swiss and Australian team of scientists have found that some species of spiders are capable of catching fish and using fish as their main source of food.
Biology
Successful farming of cold salmon on top of Ha Giang
Salmon - a freshwater fish native to the Pacific coast - is an attractive specialty, offering high economic benefits.
Biology
Russia: Discovering new creatures in Lake Baikal
A new species that has never been known has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Baikal of Russia, the deepest freshwater lake in the world.
Animal world
Unbelievably between the four surface waters, Phu Quoc has a strange and poisonous fish
Catfish are very abundant in freshwater alluvial plains. But between the island of four sides is sea water like Phu Quoc that has catfish is toxic and strange.
Animal world
The facts are hard to believe about goldfish
Goldfish - Carassius auratus - scientific name is one of the freshwater fish that humans have domestically since very early, started from China 2,000 years ago.
Animal world
Exciting discoveries about fasting fish species remain healthy for many days
Goby is a species of goby with the scientific name Oxyeleotris marmorata. It is the largest in the freshwater goby family and is a fish of high economic value.
Animal world
Payara's scary weapon - one of the world's most dangerous freshwater fishes
Fish Payara, aka vampire fish, scientific name Hydrolycus scomberoides, is a freshwater predatory fish.
Animal world
Why do giant rays disappear mysteriously?
In October 2016, more than 70 giant freshwater stingrays, some of the size of a tourist car, were found dead on Mae Klong River (Thailand).