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Strange creatures on the ocean floor
Oceanography

Strange creatures on the ocean floor

A sea mouse (also called a deep sea) has been hit by a storm on the Kent coast (England). Usually, this species is found at depths of more than 2,000m.

December 17, 2018
Many marine species are unknown
Oceanography

Many marine species are unknown

A recent report says at least one-third of the world's ocean creatures are still completely unknown to science.

December 17, 2018
Pacific Ocean at risk of depleting tuna resources
Oceanography

Pacific Ocean at risk of depleting tuna resources

Speaking at the conference, experts emphasized that some tuna species are being exhausted, and urging governments to take action to preserve not only tuna sources but al…

December 17, 2018
Vampire ink clears the sea
Oceanography

Vampire ink clears the sea

Despite the terrifying nickname, vampire ink doesn't suck the blood of animals and even helps the ocean become cleaner.

December 17, 2018
Smaller fish because of climate change
Oceanography

Smaller fish because of climate change

Dr. William Cheung, an expert at the University of British Columbia in Canada, and his colleagues modeled the impact of global temperature rise on more than 600 species…

December 17, 2018
The strange coral lives in the cave
Oceanography

The strange coral lives in the cave

A species of coral clings to the ceiling of deep caves in the Pacific Ocean and they grow normally despite receiving very little light.

December 17, 2018
Whales are capable of mimicking human voices
Oceanography

Whales are capable of mimicking human voices

American and Canadian oceanographers have discovered a white whale, living in the ocean area near California state, capable of mimicking human voices.

December 17, 2018
NASA decided to decipher the mystery of the ocean
Oceanography

NASA decided to decipher the mystery of the ocean

Some areas of the ocean become more salty while salt concentrations in other regions have decreased over the past half century and the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) wants t…

December 17, 2018
Coral sperm bank
Oceanography

Coral sperm bank

Researchers say a sperm bank for corals, collected from coral reefs in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Australia, could one day help restore and regenerate reefs harm.

December 17, 2018
Beauty of jellyfish in the dark
Oceanography

Beauty of jellyfish in the dark

According to Rekdal, jellyfish that we can easily find in the North Atlantic Sea are quite friendly jellyfish. But the jellyfish he shows here are said to be the most

December 17, 2018