The great white shark is the undisputed ruler of the seas. Once it reaches adulthood, a great white shark will face a significant threat only from humans. In order to make it to the top, a predator must have an…
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Coral reefs and other marine corals are very sensitive to changes in ocean temperature and water content. This information is preserved in the corals even after they die. Recent examination of deep sea coralsby biogeochemists Moritz Lehmann and Carsten Schubert…
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The clusterwink snail (Hinea brasiliana) is a small snail found in the ocean off Australia. It has an extraordinary property: It can produce light, blinking or flashing on and off in an attempt to distract predators. Bioluminescence is actually quite…
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There are 700 marine species of crab and the Spider Crab is one of them. Some species of this crab have long legs and that is how they got their name because their legs are similar to spiders. They have…
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Nature abounds with a wide, and weird, variety of creatures. Some of the most interesting ones are those that can create light with their bodies – glow worms, fireflies, angler fish, comb jellyfish, even certain earthworms. And also, a tiny…
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Don’t go in the water: The late Jurassic was a particularly interesting time on our planet. The climate was warmer on average than today, with no polar caps and a higher sea level. Geography consisted for the most part of…
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Yeast is a unicellular or a single cell organism that belongs to the broader group of organisms known as ‘fungi.’ They sometimes appear as multi cellular structures although these are false or pseudohyphaes in contrast to true hyphaes seen among…
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There are many truths and many myths about the Snakehead fish. Hopefully this article will answer the question on whether or not these fish can really walk out of water. There are many speculations about whether or not the fish…
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A scientist named Denise Herzing has contributed to the development of human-dolphin communications by combining sounds with tools. According to Wired Science magazine, the rudimentary communication involved shared understanding of a keyboard language involving sounds and symbols. Wired claims the…
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The next time you’re in the salt marshes of New England and Canada, watch out for a little green sea slug. If you’re lucky, you’ll spot the Elysia chlorotica, the world’s first animal known to produce its own chlorophyll. The…
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