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Sea monsters really exist?
Oceanography

Sea monsters really exist?

From aquatic monsters to giant sea snakes, frightening monsters in the ocean still haunt the imagination of sailors.

December 17, 2018
The ocean used to have very little oxygen
Oceanography

The ocean used to have very little oxygen

The existence of special minerals in ancient coral reefs shows that 650 million years ago, Earth's oceans had very little oxygen, according to Australian researchers on…

December 17, 2018
Image: Giant whale shark mouth 1.5 m wide
Oceanography

Image: Giant whale shark mouth 1.5 m wide

At first glance, the diver is faced with a giant fish with a wide mouth as if trying to swallow him. But in fact, the 5-meter whale shark (also known as the whale shark)…

December 17, 2018
Giant river shrimp image
Oceanography

Giant river shrimp image

With a body length of 13 cm, giant river shrimp in the US has twice the size of normal river shrimp.

December 17, 2018
Love transcends the earth of giants
Oceanography

Love transcends the earth of giants

Minke whales in the Arctic and Antarctica are two separate species and live in the two hemispheres of the earth, but for some reason they mate with each other and produc…

December 17, 2018
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
Huge bacterial carpet in the ocean
Oceanography

Huge bacterial carpet in the ocean

Scientists have discovered a giant carpet of bacteria in the 130,000-square-kilometer oceanic ocean off the coast of Chile and Peru.

December 17, 2018
'Sea monsters' are not aggressive
Oceanography

'Sea monsters' are not aggressive

Longer than a bus with tentacles covered with razor-sharp spikes, giant ink was once considered a sea monster, but in fact they were not as fierce predators as in legend…

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
Sperm fish chew giant squid
Oceanography

Sperm fish chew giant squid

Scientists at the National Geographic site took rare photos of giant squid feeding behavior of sperm whales.

December 17, 2018
100-year-old giant lobster
Oceanography

100-year-old giant lobster

A British couple caught a giant lobster, up to 90 cm long, but decided to return it to the sea.

December 17, 2018