The ocean is massive and covers most of the surface of our planet. In addition to its size, it’s packed with life, ranging from an astounding diversity of plants, microbes, worms, corals and crabs to ...
The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...
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What’s the Fastest Fish in the Ocean?
Being the fastest at anything can put you on top, especially when it comes to the animal kingdom. Whether you’re on land or underwater, being fast helps you survive and excel. So what is the fastest ...
A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...
Fishes living in the twilight zone of the oceans reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and are a huge food resource, but little is known about their response to climate warming. Geologist-Palaeontologist ...
Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. Brain takes a serious as well as entertaining look at a ...
Sportfishing and environmental groups say tougher regulations are urgently needed for commercial catch of menhaden, a small species crucial to ecosystems along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast. A ...
A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...
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