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After a two-hour car ride and an hour boat travel, I finally reached my destination—Cabilao, an island paradise located near Cebu, Philippines.Before coming here, I had read exciting accounts about Cabilao Island, particularly about the stargazers
Read moreOur guide spoke their language and understood their ways as he coached the leader we selected on what to say and do.
Read moreThe ban in a 30 square kilometre zone is to be in effect until the end of December, according to an online report by the newspaper Ålandstidningen. The paper added that the provincial government is considering if any other measures are needed.
Read morein a hangar-like research building at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), biologist T. Aran Mooney is exploring virtually uncharted waters: Can squid hear? Is their hearing sensitive enough to hear approaching predators?
Read moreAlthough the shark’s entire body is covered with the scales, made of the same hard enamel as its teeth, the scales on the top and underside of the body are larger and not as flexible.
Read moreBob Shadwick and the team from the University of British Columbia in Canada used a combination of skilfully attached hydrophones, pressure sensors and two-axis accelerometers on Blue Whales to record and track them.
Read moreThe submarine which is a Whiskey class vessel, a type from the 1950’s that was once common in the Soviet navy was discovered by chance during a survey of the seabed.
Read moreScientists analysed data from tiger sharks tagged with acoustic transmitters, and found that they took directed paths from place to place. Other species such as blacktip reef sharks or thresher sharks did not show this behaviour.
Read moreLanternfish, or myctophids, characterised by their patterns of light organs that produce bioluminescence of blue-green light, are one of the most common types of fish in the open ocean, living in the deep sea to depths of 1000 m, with some 250 dif
Read moreRapidly growing human populations near the ocean have massively altered coastal water ecosystems. One of the most extensive human stressors is the discharge of chemicals and pollutants into the ocean.
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Hundreds of shipwrecks from the Second World War are threatening to cause oil spills similar in scale to the Exxon Valdez disaster.
Read more"The world is changing - the industry is changing," says Anne Marie Warris, an environmental adviser to Lloyds Register - the institution that's been testing the seaworthiness of ships globally for 250 years.
Read moreOregon's ban complements similar legislation signed into law on May 12th by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, as well as pending legislation in California, which passed California's State Assembly, and is currently being heard in the Senate.
Read moreDivers explore the reefs off South Florida for octocorals, and transport them to aquarium supply shops and private customers all over the world. Octocorals are very popular in reef aquariums, because they bring diversity to the environment.
Read more“Coral reefs are a major attraction for tourists in Florida,” said Max Teplitski, a microbiologist and an associate professor at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
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