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Flower whales are stranded in New Zealand
Oceanography

Flower whales are stranded in New Zealand

New Zealand environmentalists are desperately trying on Saturday to save 18 pepper whales long fin after they run aground. As a result, seven children died.

December 17, 2018
Dolphins 'dancing' on the river
Oceanography

Dolphins 'dancing' on the river

The fish, about 2 meters long, shot its whole body up to the surface of the water, as it flashed like a bolt of lightning into the river and suddenly raised its head. Th…

December 17, 2018
Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays
Oceanography

Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays

British scientists have discovered a mechanism to create sunburns for marine corals, which can be used as a sunscreen for humans and develop temperate crops in the tropi…

December 17, 2018
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
Whales are stranded and die on the English coast
Oceanography

Whales are stranded and die on the English coast

A 13m-long whale died after three hours of stranding on Redcar Beach, Teesside City, England, although the British ocean rescue team tried to feed the whales to wait unt…

December 17, 2018
New exotic squid species
Oceanography

New exotic squid species

A new species of squid is found by researchers in the South Indian Ocean.

December 17, 2018
Sponges - Natural medicine cabinets
Oceanography

Sponges - Natural medicine cabinets

Sponge (seaweed) creates glass needles up to meters long, providing effective anti-cancer substances and is able to purify seawater to remove toxins.

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
These relationships are mutually beneficial
Oceanography

These relationships are mutually beneficial

A relationship between two individuals (animals, plants, people ...) only exists for a long time if both sides benefit. That is the law of symbiosis.

December 17, 2018
Face the brutal marine leopard
Oceanography

Face the brutal marine leopard

Calmly at the sharp teeth that are being spotted out of the 3.66m long leopard, photographer Amos Nachoum desperately takes a close lens to have a good photo despite kno…

December 17, 2018
Elephant seals 'sleep' during dive
Oceanography

Elephant seals 'sleep' during dive

A new study explains how the elephant seals scientists ask for a long time when they leave the mainland during the 8-month migration season in the sea.

December 17, 2018