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What Are Coral Reefs and How Do They Form?
Oceanography

What Are Coral Reefs and How Do They Form?

Coral reefs are biological structures built mainly by colonies of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons. Over many generations, those skeletons acc…

May 3, 2024
What Animals Live in the Deep Sea?
Oceanography

What Animals Live in the Deep Sea?

Deep-sea animals live under darkness, cold temperatures, high pressure and limited food, so many have evolved traits rarely seen in shallow water. The community includes…

November 5, 2021
Giant squid lurking remote control media
Oceanography

Giant squid lurking remote control media

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shares photos of a remote control vehicle, Deep Discoverer, being monitored by a giant squid.

November 11, 2019
NOAA prohibits the exploitation of mollusks
Discover science

NOAA prohibits the exploitation of mollusks

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a final law that prohibits conventional harvesting in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Cali…

December 18, 2018
Mysterious sound under the ocean
1001 mystery

Mysterious sound under the ocean

The ocean always contains strange mysteries that people never fully understand. In 1997, a series of underwater recording equipment from the National Oceanic and Atmosph…

December 18, 2018
The mermaid does not exist
1001 mystery

The mermaid does not exist

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) yesterday confirmed that fishermen do not exist because humanity has no evidence of them. NOAA's announcement…

December 18, 2018