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The creature 'stunningly beautiful' makes the scientific world a headache
Until now, scientists have not been able to identify Siphonophores as a species or a variety of constituent organisms.
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Auction of naming rights for sea flowers
This is a sea flower located 800 meters underwater under the coast of Bahamas.
Biology
Chinese sea is covered with algae covering nearly 29,000 km2
China's Yellow Sea is suffering from invasive algae at an extremely fast speed, with nearly 29,000 square kilometers covered by algae, according to Chinese officials on…
Biology
Plants know how to swim to avoid enemies
Susanne Menden-Deuer, a marine expert at the University of Rhode Island in the US, and her colleagues observed Heterosigma akashiwo, a microalgae, in the lab. Livescienc…
Biology
Yoda worm
A worm joined the list of creatures named after famous figures, such as the horse fly named Beyoncé and the trio of viscous beetles named American politicians.
Biology
US-Indonesia protects coral triangle biodiversity
The United States is one of the partner countries committed to supporting the Indonesian government and private sector to protect marine and coastal biodiversity in the…
Biology
Bacteria from marine algae - new weapons to prevent cavities effectively
It was a surprising finding by scientists at the University of Newcastle (UK), while they were studying the bacterial strain of marine algae called Bacillus licheniformi…
Biology
Giant algae surrounds Antarctica
With a length of up to 200 km, a cluster of algae along the Antarctic coast is so big that artificial satellites can detect it from space.
Biology
'Pin' lives in the deep sea
According to Science News, when these microorganisms 'cups' of toxic chemicals are sprayed from the bottom of the sea, they generate electric currents that run across th…
Biology
Plankton thrives on volcanoes
Plankton are the foundation of the marine food chain, they need sunlight to carry out photosynthesis as well as other nutrients like nitrate, phosphate and iron to feed…
Biology
Argentina produces biofuels from marine algae
Argentina's Oilfox SA has inaugurated the first algae-based biodiesel plant in Latin America, with the goal of gradually replacing the production of biofuels from soybea…
Biology
Biological plastic - technology of the future
With rising oil prices and the threat of climate change today, bioplastic products will be one of the traditional plastic alternatives in the near future.
Biology
Marine bacteria can create environmentally friendly energy sources
Bacteria in the world's oceans can effectively use solar energy to grow thanks to a pigment that absorbs special light. This discovery was made by researchers at the Uni…
Biology
A marine species can limit greenhouse gases
The Salpa aspera scientific creature plays an important role in limiting greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Biologists discover this creature that looks like this jellyfish…
Biology
Producing hydrogen fuel from marine algae
Experts from Bielefeld University (Germany) and University of Queensland (Australia) successfully cultivated green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii single-celled hydrogen…