1001 mystery
Aliens hold mating secrets of all species?
On Earth, mating activity is essential for the survival of many life forms.
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1001 mystery
New hypothesis about fish people
Many sailors guessed that they had seen the fishman, but few believed it to be true and often assumed that because they were tired of harsh sea lanes, they mistakenly be…
Oceanography
The secret of shark eyes
In the dark light of the deep sea, the self-luminous shark has trained its eyes, or rather, its eyes evolve over time.
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.
Oceanography
Discover new humpback dolphins near Australia
A scientifically known humpback dolphin is found in northern Australia.
Oceanography
Starfish links lacking in visual evolution?
A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the ends of its wings to orient their environment by
Oceanography
Quickly evolutionary unimaginable starfish
How quickly can new species evolve? Research on starfish in Australia shows that this process can take place within 6,000 years.
Oceanography
Sea fish are descendants of river fish?
New research in the US has shown that marine fish are now evolving from freshwater fish. Scientists believe that this is why the ocean accounts for 75% of the Earth's su…
Oceanography
New creatures from the deep sea floor
DNA analysis has identified these organisms as members of the Torquaratoridae family, an Acorn family that has only recently been discovered.
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.
Oceanography
Evolution of fin, limb and gill
Genetic tools that animals use to form fins and limbs are similar to genetic tools that control bone growth in sharks, according to a new study.
Oceanography
Challenges to the theory of species origins
New evidence discovered by oceanographers is a challenge for one of the oldest theories about the evolution of marine animals.
Oceanography
The gloomy future of the ocean (part 2)
Based on future ocean simulation experiments, Hutchins calculates that the evolution of plankton means that more species will appear to hunt bacteria and less fish.
Oceanography
Sea jellyfish is a complex set of genes
Sea jellyfish have long been considered a simple and primitive animal, but the inside of the jellyfish's seemingly simple body is a complex and remarkable set of genes,…
Archeology
Fish evolved from shallow coastal waters more than 400 years ago?
The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Manchester and Birmingham University.