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Seals only sleep with half a brain
Oceanography

Seals only sleep with half a brain

Research by Biology Professor John Peever and colleagues at the University of Toronto (Canada) and University of California (USA) has identified several types of chemica…

December 17, 2018
Discovering the sea lion's secret of deep hunting
Oceanography

Discovering the sea lion's secret of deep hunting

The results of a study by American scientists published in the journal Royal Society Biology Letters on Sept. 19 have revealed the secret of explaining factors that help…

December 17, 2018
The most exotic animals in Antarctica
Oceanography

The most exotic animals in Antarctica

Marine biology researcher Huw Griffiths at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released a list of the 5 most exotic Antarctic animals. They have unique ways of living…

December 17, 2018
Clash of giant termite species
Oceanography

Clash of giant termite species

Oil field workers in the Gulf of Mexico have encountered giant sea termites up to a meter long for submarine exploration of the seabed at a depth of nearly 3 km.

December 17, 2018
Sea slug: Calling is a child or a tree?
Oceanography

Sea slug: Calling is a child or a tree?

For the first time, scientists have discovered something that has never been seen in nature: a sea slug is both an animal like a fellow but has the ability to synthesize…

December 17, 2018
Uncover the mystery of hammerhead sharks
Oceanography

Uncover the mystery of hammerhead sharks

A marine biology study shows, the strange structure of hammerhead sharks is a transcendent feature that allows them to observe with wide viewing angles of up to 360 degr…

December 17, 2018
Why are coral reefs in the world disappearing?
Oceanography

Why are coral reefs in the world disappearing?

In a recent study, scientists said a lot of new knowledge about coral biology has been discovered in the past few years, helping explain why coral reefs around the world…

December 17, 2018
Artificial reproduction of rare seahorses
Oceanography

Artificial reproduction of rare seahorses

Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography has successfully produced artificial breeding of rare and precious seahorses named in the Red Book of Vietnam and the World Conservat…

December 17, 2018
Puffer fish seduces mates with poison
Oceanography

Puffer fish seduces mates with poison

Research done at the Institute of Molecular, Cell Biology and National University of Singapore has shown how well this pufferfish can live despite the amount of dangerou…

December 17, 2018