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Sea anemones live under Antarctic ice
An anemone species was found under the Antarctic thick ice, and became the first marine creature to be discovered to live on ice.
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The killer whale also suffers from menopause
Killer whales undergo menopause the same as in humans, and this trait can be evolved to improve their descendants' survival.
Oceanography
Salmon and mysterious breeding mechanism against
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK are looking for a solution to the mysterious selection mechanism, avoiding the risk of fertilization that the…
Oceanography
Big sharks bite small sharks
American scientists were surprised when a big shark jumped up and swallowed the small shark they had just caught.
Oceanography
Bloodthirsty fish species and
Biologists at the University of Michigan have discovered a range of fat cells near the anterior dorsal fin of male male cobia when the female approaches.
Oceanography
Dolphins can call each other's names
The team at the University of St Andrews in Scotland found more evidence that dolphins know to use their own signals to report and receive feedback to individuals in the…
Oceanography
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill causes fish defects
Scientists have recently discovered fish that have defects, three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oceanography
Discover vast ecosystems that exist because of methane gas
This area of hydrothermal vents is located deep west of the North Atlantic, far from the solar energy that helps sustain life.
Oceanography
Why can marine mammals breathe long underwater?
Scientists have studied myoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen in the muscles of mammalian marine animals. It's a non-stick protein.
Oceanography
Seals only sleep with half a brain
Research by Biology Professor John Peever and colleagues at the University of Toronto (Canada) and University of California (USA) has identified several types of chemica…
Oceanography
The bigger the crab, the more sad the seafood lover
Scientists at the Center for Fisheries Research at the University of California found that high levels of carbon dioxide in the air have made crabs bigger, faster and ha…
Oceanography
The poisonous sea snake is deadly
Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the secret of deadly venomous sea snakes that were once thought to belong to a single species.
Oceanography
Smaller fish because of climate change
Dr. William Cheung, an expert at the University of British Columbia in Canada, and his colleagues modeled the impact of global temperature rise on more than 600 species…
Oceanography
Decoding shrimp phenomenon
Microbiologists of the University of Portsmouth (UK) discovered that paramyxean parasites are the culprits that make males turn into females.