Sea turtles have been swimming the planet’s waters for millions of years, surviving everything from the mass dinosaur extinction to countless natural disasters and cunning predators. In recent years …
Edith Widder on Finding the Giant Squid
Humans have only explored about five percent of the ocean. When scientists went looking for the kraken, or the giant squid, they had to experiment with the best ways to find them. Edith Widder was on …
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Giant Squid are a Single Species, DNA Study Shows
Giant squid have been found in every ocean of the world, but a recent DNA project shows that the giant squid are a single species. Not much is known for certain about giant squid. More than one …
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Mega Dolphin Pod
A mega dolphin pod was spotted off the coast of California last Thursday by a whale watching cruise. The dolphins swam alongside the boat for about an hour. According to Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower …
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit this week to protect loggerhead sea turtle habitat. The suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains that the …
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Coral Reefs of China at Risk of Disappearing
Coral reefs off the coast of China and its associated islands are at risk of disappearing. Over the past thirty years, the coral coverage near China has decreased by at least eighty percent, …
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