Oceanography
Sea anemone catches sea beetle in the blink of an eye
At a depth of nearly 700m under the sea, a remotely operated vehicle recorded the scene of a sea anemone hunting for prey at lightning speed using its tentacles.
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Oceanography
Cloned creatures could be longer than blue whales
Siphonophores are unusual animals consisting of many individual organs called zooids, each zooid having a distinct function despite being genetically identical.
Animal world
This extremely rare dolphin is actually on the verge of extinction, with less than 10 left in the world.
The tragedy of this dolphin species - like many others - comes from humans.
Animal world
Giant baby penguin causes 'waves' on social networks
A giant penguin named Pesto is becoming famous and going viral on social media thanks to his unusually large body.
Environment
Arctic refreezing plan achieves positive results
Field tests show that pumping seawater into snow on top of Arctic sea ice thickens the ice sheet, providing a viable way to maintain ice cover through the summer.
Videos
Encountered a strange squid that looks like an alien creature
A giant spinner squid, also known as the Magnapinna squid and believed to be the deepest-living squid in the ocean.
Science invention
The world's greatest inventions in 2022
The world has faced many crises in 2022, and overcoming the biggest of them will be a huge and long-term challenge.
Oceanography
The footage may belong to a young giant squid
Researchers encountered a small squid that was likely a juvenile giant squid in Antarctic waters.
Discover science
Explore the highest inhabited place on Earth
Residents of the world's highest settlement La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes face a unique set of challenges.
Oceanography
Carpets of tuna and crabs cover the California seabed
Divers and marine biologists encountered tuna crabs piling up on the seabed near San Diego due to being swept close to shore by ocean currents.
Oceanography
For the first time in history, fish in the sea 1,000 meters deep washed ashore
For the first time in history, a fish living thousands of meters below the sea floor washed ashore at Cannon Beach, Oregon (USA) last weekend.
Archeology
155 million year old sea star fossilized right at the moment of rebirth
German scientists have discovered an extremely rare fossil of a 6-winged brittle starfish, fossilized right when it was undergoing the process of regenerating half of it…
Archeology
Colombia begins exploring the wreck of a ship carrying $20 billion in treasure
Colombia conducted the first phase of an underwater expedition to discover the wreck of a Spanish warship that sank in the Caribbean Sea more than 300 years ago.
Space science
Dead Sea replica appears on '9th planet'
Signs of an alien sea 8% more salty than Earth's sea have just been identified by American scientists.