Rays

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Rays.

Topic archive

Articles about Rays

477 published items.

Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays
Oceanography

Coral shields are resistant to ultraviolet rays

British scientists have discovered a mechanism to create sunburns for marine corals, which can be used as a sunscreen for humans and develop temperate crops in the tropi…

December 17, 2018
Swim with thousands of stingrays
Oceanography

Swim with thousands of stingrays

Amateur diver Gary Larter has an interesting journey in the bottom of the Mexican sea when swimming with thousands of stingray stingrays.

December 17, 2018
Wave the area with rays
Oceanography

Wave the area with rays

A member of the delegation made BBC documentary about nature playing with rays in a shallow sea.

December 17, 2018
Fish recognize each other under ultraviolet light
Oceanography

Fish recognize each other under ultraviolet light

While we rely on factors such as eye color and hair color to distinguish ethnic groups, some fish species rely on ultraviolet (UV) light to distinguish this species from…

December 17, 2018
Archeopteryx dinosaurs fly like pheasants
Archeology

Archeopteryx dinosaurs fly like pheasants

An international research team used strong X-rays to look inside the bone of the species, showing that they are nearly empty, like modern birds.

December 17, 2018
Radioactive remains
Archeology

Radioactive remains

Radioactivity is still escaping from the cells of those killed by atomic bombs in Nagasaki City, after 64 years since the disaster.

December 17, 2018