Oceanography
Humpback whales know how to 'learn' complex songs from different regions
Researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia) believe that whales have the ability to learn complex songs from different regions.
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Oceanography
The monster that destroyed Megalodon is being slaughtered by a more fearsome species
A horror-like phenomenon is taking place off the coast of San Francisco: A series of monsters older than dinosaurs wash up on the beach with their livers gone.
Oceanography
Triton Bay - Where people live with giant sharks
In the remote area of Triton Bay (West Papua, Indonesia), a special bond between humans and sharks has been built.
Space science
Asteroid the size of a blue whale approaches Earth
An asteroid at least the size of a blue whale will pass by Earth at more than 26,000 km/h, according to NASA.
Oceanography
What has helped fishes withstand tremendous water pressure up to thousands of tons in the deep sea?
Why are some creatures able to survive thousands of meters deep, where there is terrible water pressure and extremely harsh habitats?
Oceanography
The largest fish on the planet is in danger of extinction because of a traffic accident
These traffic accidents have decimated the world's whale shark population by as much as half in the past 75 years.
Oceanography
Stunned with strange creatures like coming from aliens
Looks like a creature from the alien monster movies, but in fact the strange creature you see is conchoderma auritum - rabbit ears. This is a species of the upper mandib…
Oceanography
The first time I discovered the sound of a whale's gun shot
Scientists have discovered never before described vocalizations in humpback whales, revealing their complex communication behaviour.
Oceanography
The narwhal possesses treasures more precious than gold
The narwhal is a medium-sized marine animal of the suborder toothed whales. What makes this animal most noticeable is the distinctive long horn on its head.
Oceanography
Strangely small creatures, but longer than blue whales
The bootlace worm is one of the longest animals on Earth. Once, they were found on the beach with a length of up to 55 meters.
Oceanography
Killer whales teach fellows to steal fish from fishermen
Scientists have discovered that killer whales begin to eat fish from fishermen's lines and nets as an easy source of food.
Animal world
Why don't whales drown when they fill their mouths with water?
Researchers have discovered a 'stopper' in the throats of some whale species that helps seal off their airways or esophagus when needed, preventing them from drowning.
Oceanography
New research shows the ocean needs more whale poop, the more the better
To get a large amount of whale droppings, we need to have... a lot of whales first.
Archeology
When the ground was too boring, this 'monster' began to learn the ancestors of whales and went to the sea to live.
They are large mammals, appearing 7 million years ago, but after 4 million years, they completely disappeared because of changes in the environment.
Archeology
Giant 17-meter-long sea monster reveals the secret of 'miracle evolution'
An unbelievably large early dinosaur sea monster has revealed evolutionary secrets.