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Discover the secret of the red tide
Oceanography

Discover the secret of the red tide

Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released an explanation of the mechanism of marine algae that causes periodic damage to molluscs and crustacea…

December 17, 2018
Salmon and mysterious breeding mechanism against
Oceanography

Salmon and mysterious breeding mechanism against

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK are looking for a solution to the mysterious selection mechanism, avoiding the risk of fertilization that the…

December 17, 2018
How slug becoming self defence?
Oceanography

How slug becoming self defence?

Biologists have discovered why the sea slug (scientific name aplysia) always leaves a smudge on the surface where they have crawled.

December 17, 2018
Oyster species set a new record for sex
Oceanography

Oyster species set a new record for sex

Oysters possess the largest penis compared to their body size in the animal kingdom and now this species continues to set a new record with the ability to capture sperm…

December 17, 2018
Real damage of the jellyfish threat
Oceanography

Real damage of the jellyfish threat

The seemingly harmless krill that is drifting indefinitely in the oceans has become one of the most mysterious topics in modern times.

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