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New fish named President Obama
The endemic fish in the northwest of Hawaii is named after President Obama to honor his efforts in protecting the natural environment.
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Oceanography
The sea makes everyone
This sea is off the coast of North Africa, in the Canary Islands. There were 200 corpses lying coldly in a circle ...
Oceanography
Thanks to sharks, the pearl island in the Philippines revived miraculously
After heavy devastation from Typhoon Haiyan, a famous resort island in the Philippines has been revived thanks to the ferocious sharks hiding in the deep sea.
Oceanography
NASA launches the world's largest coral reef protection project
Besides the mission to explore space, scientists from the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) are working on a project to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Oceanography
Balloons-like creature attacks the English coast
Portuguese Man of War, a highly toxic creature, can be deadly on the English coasts.
Oceanography
The coast was dyed red in blood after the massacre of the whale-whining that enraged Europe
Despite many criticisms and objections from Europe and the whole world, the people of the Faroe Islands, Denmark continued to kill pepper whales as a traditional feature.
Oceanography
34kg pearl blocks in Filipino fisherman's house
A pearl worth $ 100 million collected by a Filipino fisherman is five times larger than the previous record holder.
Oceanography
Discovered Hawaiian Porpoise
US scientists have discovered a species of fish that has never been known in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands.
Oceanography
For the first time in history recorded sharks are sleeping
You have seen how your goldfish sleeps in a tank, so it is ready to see a scary but majestic thing hundreds of times.
Oceanography
70 mysterious whales in Chile
Last year, the number of dead whales and drifted ashore in Chile reached 330 and this year this strange phenomenon has not stopped.
Oceanography
Clam died massively covering Chile's beach
Thousands of dead clams along the island of Chiloe, Chile, followed the event of 8,000 tons of sardines washed into the mouth of the Queule before.
Oceanography
The most crowded sea in the world
The sea between Darwin's islands and Wolf in Ecuador becomes the most concentrated place on Earth with more than 13,000 per km2.
Oceanography
Moon fish can weigh more than two tons
The world's largest vertebrate fish, moonfish can reach 4.3m in length and 2.3 tons in weight, making people extremely small when swimming next to them.
Oceanography
Why are humpback whales disappearing in Hawaii?
Humpback whales often appear in the waters off Hawaii in December. But this year they have not appeared. What is the cause?
Oceanography
Thousands of unusually dead squid filled the Chilean coast
The corpses lie everywhere, causing bad smell and making people worry that they will be affected by health.