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To diagnose gum disease, dentists insert a thin metal probe to between the tooth and gum to measure the amount of gum that has shrunk back from the tooth. The depth to which the tool can be inserted indicates the severity of the gum disease.
Read moreKnown colloquially as “leafies”, they are also known by the common name Glauert's seadragon.
Read moreA study involving scientists from the United States and Australia compared 18th century British nautical charts with current satellite data to uncover some surprising facts about how the coral reefs in the Florida Keys have developed over the past
Read moreThe study was conducted by Orb Media, who shared the data with The Guardian newspaper. Tap water samples were taken from over 12 nations across the globe for analysis.
Read moreDistinguishing between human faces is a surprisingly difficult task but archerfish are nonetheless able to tell one human face from another despite not having a neocortex, the most recently evolved part of the human brain, governing sensory percep
Read moreA new study by scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (JCU) suggests that reef fish are less affected by ocean acidification as previously thought.
Read moreHigh concentrations of human antidepressants and their metabolized remnants have been detected in the brain tissue of 10 fish species in the Niagara River, in the US.
Bass and walleye are among the fish species affected.
Read moreA Change.org petition calling for charges against a group of Gulf Coast men who recorded themselves dragging a battered shark behind a speeding boat has collected more than a quarter-million signatures.
Read moreSome 70 years after the United States dropped 23 nuclear bombs, Bikini Atoll is slowing blooming to life.
Read moreA symbiotic relationship exists between the corals and the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium species. The latter provides the coral with energy in exchange for nutrients and carbon dioxide.
Read morePredator animals swiftly learn that brightly coloured animals are usually poisonous or are vile to the taste—essentially that they are not to be eaten.
Read moreHebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is a marine conservation charity that takes action through a unique programme of community based research and education.
Read more,Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund to Receive Funding Over Five-Year Period to Enhance Marine Conservation, Research and Education Related Efforts
On Tuesday 22. August 2017, The Pacific Life Foundation announced a $2 million grant to four national marine mammal and ocean-focused nonprofit agencies.
Read moreIn a new bid to protect endangered right whales, the Canadian federal government is ordering large vessels to slow down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Ships larger than 20m traveling the Gulf of St.
Read moreSharks are known for their keen sense of smell, but mostly as it relates to feeding.
Read moreScientists from the Universities of Oslo and Liverpool have discovered their secret. Simply put, the fish produces alcohol in its body.
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