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Tooth decay and coral reef death
Oceanography

Tooth decay and coral reef death

Corals can be damaged by a process similar to human decay. Under normal conditions corals live in symbiosis with unicellular algae, but when environmental pollution occu…

December 17, 2018
Predict the state of the oceans
Oceanography

Predict the state of the oceans

Providing global forecasts about the state of the oceans within 15 days, similar to the atmosphere: that's the Mercator project's ambition. The Mercator project was foun…

December 17, 2018
Learn about sea lilies
Oceanography

Learn about sea lilies

Sea lilies (Endoxocrinus parrae) bear this name because they resemble a flower that hangs on the ocean floor. However, according to US researchers, this is a echinoderm…

December 17, 2018
Ancient rodents weigh a ton
Archeology

Ancient rodents weigh a ton

The world's largest rodent lived about three million years ago, about the size of a buffalo and weighs a ton.

December 17, 2018
Which meat is the best dinosaur?
Archeology

Which meat is the best dinosaur?

American scientists are very interested in the culinary quality of dinosaurs. They conclude that, if there is a restaurant in the Middle Ages, diners will agree that the…

December 17, 2018
Stone Age 'sex toys'
Archeology

Stone Age 'sex toys'

Swedish scientists have discovered that an animal carved from deer horns has an appearance similar to a human's penis ...

December 17, 2018