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100 Times as deadly as the venom of the black widow spider
It looks like we have a great haul of new, undiscovered species. By the time all our specimens are examined, we will be north of 100 new species. But what’s really surprised me here is the fact this extends to animals like fish – we think we’ve got three new species of fish.
“The surface is the skin through which our ocean breathes. It is a critical nursery ground for hundreds, possibly thousands, of species, and it is also one of the most vulnerable regions to human impacts. This is...
Conserving wildlife across the world could significantly enhance natural carbon capture and storage, a new study has found.
Published in Nature Climate Change and co-authored by 15 scientists from eight countries, the study examined nine wildlife...
One of the extraordinary things about bull sharks is that they are as happy in freshwater as they are in the sea. They have even been seen far inland up the Mississippi river. Many spend time in...
Corals in the northern Red Sea could hold the secrets for reef survival in warming seas.
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Coral reefs underpin the livelihoods of around a...
When it's the excavating, recycling, beautiful Red Boring Sponge.
Red Boring Sponges on coral reef. Stephan Kerkhofs/Depositphotos
It's called the boring sponge as it drills into coral and sea shells....
Gorgeous new book explains all - a must for all nudibranch lovers
Researchers solve some of pulsating soft coral (Xenid) mysteries, but their siestas still unanswered.
These slow moving fish are not at all intimidated by divers, and often come to greet you on your dive - where to see them and why some of them follow turtles