Biology
Microorganisms can be the killers of corals
According to the scientists' speech on April 2, 2008 at the 162th Society for General Microbiology session, corals can die slowly due to changes occurring to the bacteri…
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Animal world
The first animal was extinct because of climate change
Climate change is sweeping many species, pushing them to shore.
Animal world
The new crustacean is named after singer Elton John
A group of researchers from Florida (USA) and the Netherlands have discovered a strange creature living in the body of another creature in distant coral reefs in Raja Am…
Animal world
Nearly 21,000 species of plants and animals are about to become extinct
According to the updated Red List of endangered plant and animal species in the world, July 21, nearly 21,000 species are at risk of disappearing from the Earth.
Animal world
Singapore: More than 100 new aquatic species have been discovered
More than 100 new aquatic species have been recorded in Singapore, of which 14 have been identified that science may be completely unknown.
Animal world
See exotic fishes in the East India coral reef
Out of 2,631 coral reef fish species are described in the book
Animal world
Inside the fish body
Next July, Amithsonian National Museum of History will hold an exhibition in New Haven, Connecticut (USA) with the theme
Animal world
Plastic bags kill alligators
A crocodile that once threatened tourists near the Great Barrier Reef just lost its life by swallowing too many plastic bags.
Animal world
Discovered a new giant stingray
Recently an Australian scientist announced that the giant stingray that scientists still call is essentially two species separate from the behavior and different habitat…
Animal world
How do fish find their way home?
Have you ever wondered in the vast ocean, how can small fish know the way back? To find out what led the cardinal fish back
Animal world
Fish have the shortest life expectancy in the world
The Guinness record has recorded Australia's coral reef fish, which has a 59-day life cycle, being the shortest living fish on the planet.
Environment
Vietnam faces unprecedented storms and floods if the coral reef is lost
The disappearance of coral reefs in the world could cause coastal flooding to become twice as dangerous, and triple the destructive power of storms.
Environment
When the Earth warms up by 2 degrees, how horrible does the disaster happen?
The prospect of a global disaster may sound far away, but scientists predict a 95% chance of happening.
Environment
Volcanic islands in Japan can help preserve coral reefs
Scientists say the key to the survival of the world's threatened coral reefs could be in the waters surrounding Shikine, a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan.
Environment
Acid in the sea is destroying coral reefs
US scientists have published research showing that seawater, due to acidification by global warming, is corroding and destroying coral reefs.