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The scientists, whose findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, monitored over a dozen blue sharks, which they tagged off the northeastern coast of the United States, for nine month.
Read moreA new study has revealed that while still in their shells, turtle embryos sometimes can influence their own gender.
Read moreApparently, the warmer temperatures doesn’t spell bad news for all of Earth’s creatures. For the blue crabs of Chesapeake Bay, it likely will bring about longer and more productive seasons for the crustacean.
Read moreNurse sharks are a typically inshore bottom-dwelling species.
Read moreIt's a known fact that marine seismic testing, which involves loud sounds, adversely affects the hearing of fish and marine mammals like dolphins and whales. But what about other creatures like lobsters?
Read moreCaption: A female becomes a male: a transitioning bluehead wrasse (darker colouration) establishes dominance and begins courting females (yellow colouration).
,Functional sex change is widespread in marine fishes, appearing in 27 families.
Read moreThe continued rise in global temperatures isn’t just a matter of discomfort for turtles—literally, it can lead directly to the extinction of their species.
Read moreThe not-for-profit organisation states that this is "a fun, informative, illustrated book for 10 - 14 year olds aimed at growing in
Read moreUniversity of Exeter scientists scoured existing published studies and Twitter for shark and ray entanglements, and found reports of more than 1,000 entangled individuals.
Read moreThe collection of new, short, seafaring stories from both above and below the water’s surface will be shown at over 40 locations, with the aim of inspiring people to explore, respect, enjoy and protect the oceans
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After examining fossilised teeth, scientists at the University of Utah have discovered that multiple ancient groups of crocodyliforms (a group that includes living and extinct relatives of crocodiles and alligators) were plant-eaters.
Read moreA two-year experiment led by University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) shows that some coral species may be able to survive levels of ocean acidification more severe than those expected later this century.
Read moreAs their name suggests, chameleon prawns have the ability to hide in plain sight from potential predators by changing their color.
Read moreThis year the AAUS has joined forces with the CAUS to hold their diving conference in Vancouver, Canada.
Read moreThis is a great opportunity for students to present. Jessica Keller
The largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis) is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, but also enters freshwater.
Read moreAs I descended, I saw a mass of netting twisting around and down. The visibility was excellent, but all I could see was bright, disorientating violet, punctuated by the dark black mesh of nets—my only reference.
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