Oceanography
Filming fishes live in the greatest depth
Scientists filmmaking in one of the world's deepest slots discovered a fish-like tadpole (snail) that lives in the flock gathered around the bait.
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Unmarried sharks remain pregnant
American scientists were stunned to discover that a black-fin shark in the Atlantic conceived without a male.
Oceanography
Fish live at a depth of 7.7 km
A group of Japanese and British scientists have discovered a strong group of 17 fish that reside at a depth of 7.7 km from the sea surface of the Japan Trench region.
Oceanography
Cat parasites occur on marine mammals
Researchers at California Polytechnic University have discovered a clue explaining why the world's marine mammals are unable to withstand a parasite normally found only…
Oceanography
Strangers hide under the waves
Queen's University Belfast is calling on the public to help find methods to detect and prevent the spread of alien species.
Oceanography
Whale sharks - the 'fighter pilots' of the sea
These giant monsters can carry out underwater flying, making the fighter pilot embarrassed, the two researchers announced.
Oceanography
8 days under the sea to improve coral restoration methods
Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, living and working 60 feet from the sea surface, to determine why some coral species survive when replanted after an event, s…
Oceanography
Whales can also die from melancholy
According to experts, over two decades of loosening the ban on whale hunting, the ocean's most majestic marine mammals have only recovered a bit of their once-thriving p…
Oceanography
Sea Sam and risks
It may be with some people who look a little old-fashioned, or like a battery-powered device or it may be like a Roomba vacuum cleaner that Wilma Flintstone invented. Bu…
Oceanography
Super big crab
A giant crab weighs about 7.7 kilograms with even bigger ones than men's hands, and has a net off the coast of England.
Oceanography
The horrors of the sea
When the shipyard began to shake, the workers were afraid to die. Is there an earthquake? The jetty squeaked to the side. Trucks and boxes crashed down to San Francisco…
Oceanography
Sahara desert sandstorm sustains life in the Atlantic Ocean
Research by the University of Liverpool found that the Sahara desert sandstorm helps sustain life across a large area of the North Atlantic.
Oceanography
Adding lime to seawater: a way to reduce the rate of CO2 in the atmosphere
Scientists say they have found a possible way to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. They think that this measure can significantl…
Oceanography
Terrifying assassin in the Caribbean Sea
In just 30 minutes, a large lion fish can cup up to 20 small fish, and in just 5 weeks, this species kills 79% of the fry population.
Oceanography
Find boiling water in the middle of the cold Arctic
Deep in the Arctic Circle, scientists have discovered columns of hot liquid spraying on the sea floor at twice the boiling temperature of water.