Collaborate Disseminate
Imagine being horribly maimed and the only way to survive was to merge your damaged flesh with another injured human. Scientists have discovered this startling ability in comb jellies, which can fuse together to share a nervous and digestive system.Con… Continue reading Strange sea creatures can merge their bodies into one blob when injured
If you’re not really into salt-water tanks or don’t spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there’s still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last year it passed the “mirror test”, showing that it can… Continue reading Self-aware fish flexes in mirror before fighting
A unique material inspired by a pigment in the skin of octopus, squid and cuttlefish has been harnessed to boost the skin-protecting active ingredients in sunscreen, as well as providing a shield against skin damage. And while it comes with all the ben… Continue reading The world’s first octopus-inspired superior sunscreen is on its way
A daredevil seabird species has learnt to harness the insane power of hurricanes, seeking out storms over the ocean to ‘ride’ them for their own benefit. It’s the first time this behavior has been observed, and now has scientists wondering if it’s far … Continue reading Thrill-seeking seabirds are now enthusiastically flying into hurricanes
While you’re more likely to win the lottery, or be bitten by another person, than become a tasty snack for a great white, shark attacks live rent-free in the human psyche, alongside quicksand, nuclear war and aliens. However, reports of shark attacks h… Continue reading US leads the world in shark attacks, which are happening more often
A single vertebra dug out of a boulder in a stream below a mountain in New Zealand in 1978 has now been found to have belonged to the oldest known sea reptile in the Southern Hemisphere, where no record of these huge beasts had existed until now. It da… Continue reading 246-million-year-old giant sea lizard is oldest to be found in the region
For four years now, orcas have been ramming and sinking luxury yachts in European waters, and scientists have struggled to work out just why these smart, social animals had learnt this destructive new trick. But it’s not due to some anticapitalist ‘eat… Continue reading Orcas are still smashing up boats – and we’ve finally worked out why
If you have even a casual curiosity about the angriest crustacean on the planet, you’ll know that the infamous mantis shrimp is in possession of a club-shaped claw that can deliver punishing blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to thick aquarium … Continue reading Watch: Mantis shrimp takes .22-caliber bullet punch using built-in shield
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished. The crash site was never found, nor was the plane. It remains one of the most perplexing aviation mysteries in history. …read more Continue reading The Hunt for MH370 Goes On With Barnacles As A Lead
A newly described species of marine reptile could be the largest to ever swim the world’s oceans. The “giant fish lizard” lived more than 200 million years ago, and may give the blue whale a run for its money, size-wise.
Tags: Dinosaurs, Fossils, Reptile, Marine, Marine Biology, World’s Largest
Continue reading World’s largest marine reptile gives blue whale a run for its money