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Elephant seals 'sleep' during dive
Oceanography

Elephant seals 'sleep' during dive

A new study explains how the elephant seals scientists ask for a long time when they leave the mainland during the 8-month migration season in the sea.

December 17, 2018
Whales and bats have something in common
Oceanography

Whales and bats have something in common

How can there be any similarities? This was true 45 million years ago when the new whale from the mainland returned to the ocean. But 7 million years later, two complete…

December 17, 2018
Sea without Sargasso shore (Algae tail)
Oceanography

Sea without Sargasso shore (Algae tail)

The vast majority of the seas are at the edge of the oceans, adjacent to the mainland, but the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic is

December 17, 2018
Giant rhino fossils in Anatolia
Archeology

Giant rhino fossils in Anatolia

French scientists reported that Anatolia was not an isolated land 25 million years ago (during the Oligocene period), contrary to previous thoughts. Anatolia is a penins…

December 17, 2018
Super 50m tsunami can sweep Mars
Space science

Super 50m tsunami can sweep Mars

Tsunami waves 50 meters high can land on the mainland on Mars about 3.4 million years ago after two asteroids collided.

December 17, 2018
What determines species diversity?
Biology

What determines species diversity?

Countless animals, animals and microorganisms are occupying every corner from the mainland to the deep sea on our planet. They create this world, turn light into fuel, t…

December 16, 2018
Discovered 2 new gray wolves in Canada
Animal world

Discovered 2 new gray wolves in Canada

The BBC's British news agency reported that Canada has discovered two separate gray wolf populations living in two adjacent areas in British Columbia - the westernmost s…

December 16, 2018
The Tasmanian tiger dies
Animal world

The Tasmanian tiger dies

The Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), the size of a dog, the size of a dog living in mainland Australia and Tasmania, was hunted to extinction in the early 1900…

December 16, 2018