Oceanography
Golden Ark Puffer Fish - Fish with a strange square shape
Despite possessing a bulky body, the yellow puffer fish still swim as fast as a shot to catch prey using the caudal fin.
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Archeology
How did the ancient fish Tiktaalik roseae walk on the ground?
Fossils of ancient fish Tiktaalik roseae from about 375 million years ago show their fins shaped like the sole of the foot to be placed on the bottom of a river or strea…
Oceanography
Expedition boats capture rare fish 'walking' with their fins
The pompano is immobile on a rock to catch its prey and has a specially modified fin that looks like an elephant's foot, allowing it to walk on the bottom of the sea.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Japan created AI to play Go with an odd mind
Researchers in Japan have created the Othello Chess game with extremely weak AI software. This chess game always loses to players but is unexpectedly loved by the gaming…
Oceanography
The mystery of a series of dead whale carcasses washed ashore was unexplainable
Tourists on a helicopter tour discovered the corpses of numerous elephants in Löngufjörur, west Iceland, on Thursday.
Oceanography
Swallowing the bait, the black fin shark snapped the wrong head
While in a hurry to eat the sardines, a careless black shark sharks hit the head of the fellow but did not injure the victim.
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Close up of 'living fossils'
Although nearly every animal evolved to adapt to a new environment, some animals remained virtually unchanged from the infancy of evolutionary history.
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The Treasure of the Emperor of Japan 'taken from the 8-headed caudal fin'
In feudal times, Kusanagi was considered a weapon to express power, affirming the legitimate rule of the Emperor of Japan. But where is this treasure now stored?
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Great but forbidden dishes in America
Pig, plum, Mirabelle, shark fin ... are delicious dishes that are loved by many in some countries but banned in the US.
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Clarify the evolution of underwater animals to the surface
American biologists on April 17 said they have successfully deciphered the ancient finfish-origin DNA through living fossils of the fish.
Oceanography
White shark eat cannibalism in front of the bow
Researchers at Virginia Marine Science Institute discovered cannibalistic behavior of white sharks during an expedition about about 5.6 km from Sandbridge, USA.
Oceanography
Nearly 150 whales die on the coast of Australia
Only six whales survived a major stranding of short fin whales on the West Australian coast.
Oceanography
Sharks snuggle together to sleep on the ocean floor
Scuba divers photographed white shark sharks snuggled on the seabed near an underwater cave in Revillagigedo, Mexico, National Geographic said on Monday.
Oceanography
Animals chase themselves to escape predators
To escape the attack of crabs, a sea slug is ready to cut off the paddle-like fins in the back to swim away.
Oceanography
5 incredible, strange 'monsters' on the seabed
The collection of marine creatures with a strange and strange appearance below may make you