Ocean News

Baby corals and fish can smell the difference between good and bad reefs, according to a study based in Fiji. When offered a choice of two water...
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A pilot has used his helicopter to scare a shark away from a calving whale
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Australian scientists have been left stumped by the discovery of what appears to be a new species of lion’s-mane jellyfish, that washed ashore on a...
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Mother of the Year in the animal kingdom could go to a deep sea octopus who spent at least four and one half years fearlessly guarding and caring for...
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This bizarre new copepod, Ceratonotus steiningeri, was first discovered 5,400 metres deep in the Angola Basin in 2006. Within a year it was also...
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Deep down in the ocean, far below where most humans have gone, there’s an unexplored world of glowing sea creatures and mysterious environments that...
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MIT is making progress researching common bacterium with the potential to revolutionize the biofuels industry. A microorganism called Prochlorococcus...
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Millions of tons. That’s how much plastic should be floating in the world’s oceans, given our ubiquitous use of the stuff. But a new study finds that...
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Pauatahanui Inlet might become a foodbasket once more, with a new survey indicating the health of the harbour is at its best level in 22 years...
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A new study shows that devil rays plunge nearly 2km below the ocean surface, making some of the deepest and fastest dives ever observed in the sea...
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