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What do ocean scientists do?
Oceanography

What do ocean scientists do?

According to the results of the Census of Marine Life, the 2010 Census, scientists said more than 230,000 species of organisms are living in the oceans.

December 17, 2018
'Booming' jellyfish - a threat to the ocean
Oceanography

'Booming' jellyfish - a threat to the ocean

Actions should be taken soon to solve the problem of rapidly increasing the number of jellyfish, which is considered a consequence of human activities.

December 17, 2018
Dead waters are spreading
Oceanography

Dead waters are spreading

The conclusion of a group of US and Swedish scientists shows that dead sea areas - where aquatic species cannot survive due to lack of oxygen - are continuing to expand.

December 17, 2018
Whales can also die from melancholy
Oceanography

Whales can also die from melancholy

According to experts, over two decades of loosening the ban on whale hunting, the ocean's most majestic marine mammals have only recovered a bit of their once-thriving p…

December 17, 2018
One more year, the Arctic could run out of ice
Oceanography

One more year, the Arctic could run out of ice

The latest satellite images revealed by NASA have shown a dreadful decline in the number of permafrost - the thickest and oldest ice - in the Arctic. However, the agency…

December 17, 2018
Using Argos pepper piles tracks humpback whales
Oceanography

Using Argos pepper piles tracks humpback whales

Approximately 15 stakes of Argos pepper will be placed on the backs of humpback whales in order to understand their movement to the waters of New Caledonia in the winter.

December 17, 2018
Watch sea turtles by satellite
Oceanography

Watch sea turtles by satellite

Conservation International - Conservation International has launched a satellite turtle monitoring program. Environmentalists will oversee the migration of 11 leather tu…

December 17, 2018
Are corals more complex than humans?
Oceanography

Are corals more complex than humans?

A small coral can have the same number of genes and even more than humans. It is noteworthy that although the evolutionary difference is different, corals have many gene…

December 17, 2018