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How is dolphin sleep different from humans?
Oceanography

How is dolphin sleep different from humans?

These mammals live in the sea like dolphins or whales, their sleep is very different. Instead of sleeping in a normal way, these animals have a form of sleep called 'slo…

December 17, 2018
Kill starfish with new methods to protect corals
Oceanography

Kill starfish with new methods to protect corals

Thanks to the effectiveness of a new method, in the past two years Australia has removed more than 250,000 thorny starfish from the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland.

December 17, 2018
Discovered four new carnivorous sponges
Oceanography

Discovered four new carnivorous sponges

The carnivorous sponges often live and grow in the deep sea floor. For the first time, scientists discovered some carnivorous sponges about 20 years ago.

December 17, 2018
Sharp-toothed lancets are washed up
Oceanography

Sharp-toothed lancets are washed up

A rare lancet fish that often lives in the Atlantic Ocean caused a stir last week when it swam to the coast of North Carolina, USA.

December 17, 2018
The fish community is forgotten in the deep sea
Oceanography

The fish community is forgotten in the deep sea

Scientists have long underestimated the number of fish in the ocean, after discovering that most of the inhabitants of the ocean remained calmly in deep water.

December 17, 2018
How did arowanas evolve to emit red light?
Oceanography

How did arowanas evolve to emit red light?

Arowanas are frightening creatures, living in dark waters of the bottom of the variable. Their habitats discourage the use of eyes to see or the ability to see colors.

December 17, 2018
Scary jaws of leather turtles
Oceanography

Scary jaws of leather turtles

Inverted sharp spines in the throat in both the upper jaw and lower jaw are characteristics that help the leather turtle hold food in its mouth.

December 17, 2018