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Moreover, these often turbid and turbulent freshwater bodies host a huge variety of species, many of them as big and colourful as their marine counterparts.
Read moreFrom May to August 2018, the Kilauea volcano erupted, sending millions of cubic tons of lava into the ocean.
Read moreIn contrast to sharks and rays, reef manta rays move in groups at cleaning sites and feeding grounds in shallow waters. Over 500 of these groups were studied over five years in Raja Ampat Marine Park in Indonesia.
Read moreAround 420 million years ago, 23 percent of all marine animals were wiped out in a mysterious mass extinction event.
This was known as the Lau/Kozlowskii extinction, and it took place at the end of the prehistoric Silurian Period.
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Read moreA team of more than 150 scientists from 25 countries sought to study shark movements on a global scale in relation to longline fishing by collating the migratory journeys of more than 1,600 sharks tracked with satellite tags.
Read moreResearchers at Lancaster University have discovered that bleached coral reefs experience lasting change to their fish communities.
Read more“We found that they do interact socially and are making more sounds than previously thought,” said Laura May Collado, a biologist at the University of Vermont and co-author of the study, which was published in the journal PeerJ.
Read moreBottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) in Florida were studied by a group of scientists of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) at Florida Atlantic University.
Read moreIn a study, which monitored the surface behavior of white sharks during cage-diving activities around Guadalupe Island in Mexico, researchers observed a variety of behaviors as well as the role of an individual shark’s length and maturity on wheth
Read moreOne pregnant female was recorded to have traveled 200km from Tofo to Bazaruto Archipelago and back—a total round-trip of 400km.
Read moreThe team of researchers is studying reef manta rays in the Maldives in south Asia, where the largest populations are found.
Read moreThe ongoing outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease in the Florida Reef Tract began in 2014 and continues to spread. It is highly active off Key West, Florida and appears to be expanding to the Caribbean region.
,The plan, known as the Restoration Blueprint, seeks to address long-term declines to the Florida Keys’ marine resources as well as ongoing and emerging threats due to increased use and changing ocean conditions.
Read moreCrocodiles, which regularly chomp down on prey like turtles, wildebeest and other large animals, have very powerful bites.
Read moreSince their accidental release in North America in the 1970s, silver carp have expanded their range in the Mississippi River Basin and have been moving northwards towards Lake Michigan.
Read moreWhen investigating whether corals that split their spawning over multiple months are more successful at spreading their offspring across different reefs, researchers discovered that split spawning can indeed improve the coral reef's resilience.
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