Archeology
Discovered the largest marine reptile fossil, up to 25m long
According to experts, the fossil discovered by an 11-year-old girl on the beach in Somerset County, England, may belong to an ichthyosaur, the largest marine reptile tha…
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Oceanography
Scientists hunt 500kg giant squid by cruise ship
Instead of hiring a research ship that costs millions of dollars, scientists set up a research station on an Antarctic cruise ship to hunt for giant squid.
Oceanography
Global warming causes many marine animals to die en masse because of... cold
The effects of ocean warming are profound and well documented. But sometimes changes in wind patterns and ocean currents have counterintuitive consequences.
Oceanography
The world is experiencing mass coral bleaching
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching due to the climate crisis causing ocean temperatures to rise, two scientific agencies announced on April 15.
Oceanography
Top 72 largest marine animals in the world
It is interesting that the largest animals living in the sea are not fish but mammals.
Oceanography
The 1.2m giant clam thought to be extinct 'reappears' off the coast of Croatia
A parasite almost wiped out the giant Pinna nobilis mussel in 2016. However, recently, Croatia discovered that this mussel is growing again and is making efforts to pres…
Oceanography
Discovered 7,000 humpback whales starved to death because of the heat wave
The number of humpback whales in the North Pacific has plummeted 20% in less than a decade. According to researchers, the cause may come from a heat wave at sea.
Oceanography
Extensive bleaching occurs on the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists confirmed the new bleaching episode after conducting an aerial survey of 300 'shallow' coral reefs as sea temperatures threaten the habitat of thousands of ma…
Flu epidemic
Bird flu kills nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
Chile's fisheries agency says nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and marine mammals have died in an avian flu outbreak off Chile's northern coast.
Animal world
The most tragic creature: It took 300 million years to climb to land, but the journey ended at the dinner table
Today we can have terrestrial, marine and amphibians. Of course, there are many species that are thinking of being able to move from the ocean to the land.
Animal world
African penguins are at risk of extinction due to noise pollution
The number of African penguins on St Croix Island in the Gulf of Algoa has plummeted since South Africa began allowing ships in the area to refuel at sea.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Scientists announce fish robot that can eat microplastics in seawater
Scientists have just announced a special fish robot design, programmed to remove microplastics in the ocean. True to its name, the tiny device can swim in water, absorbi…
Oceanography
Why does the US Navy listen to the sound of giant groupers and crayfish?
The US is testing technology that uses natural noise to locate threats on the seabed as an alternative to military sonar.
History
How did the Gulf of Mexico escape mass extinction?
56 million years ago, a global warming caused the oceans to acidify and many marine life to be wiped out.
Archeology
The 'amazing' condition of the wreck from 160 years ago
The US warship USS Monitor was found to be in 'astonishingly good condition', despite having sunk on the seabed off the coast of North Carolina since 1862. 'amazingly go…