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Category Archives: Amazing Oceans

When Sharks Walk, Money Talks

March 27, 2014by KLC

Finding a new species of walking shark isn’t just a cool thing to list on your resume; it’s a boost to marine conservation. Unique and fascinating marine animals help draw scuba diving and […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

Sparkling Gems of the Sea

March 18, 2014by KLC

From bright gold, to sapphire and deep blue, these tiny copepods are the luminous gems of the sea that make the water sparkle as if it was filled with diamonds. […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun

Sharks Save Human Lives

March 3, 2014by KLC

Well, maybe not yet, but the day may come when sharks–and tarpon and other big ocean fish– help hurricane forecasters predict where a hurricane will form. That’s because one of […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

No Fairy Gardeners Here

February 25, 2014by KLC

They’re called fairy rings. These circles of eelgrass growing on the ocean floor near an island in Denmark look as if they could have been planted. But with no gardeners in […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun

In the Belly of the Whale

February 10, 2014by KLC

Migrating can be risky business for many animals, which is why scientists thought European eels took the deep-water route as they traveled across the Atlantic Ocean. Turns out, deep water doesn’t seem to […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

Imagine having a compass in your head

February 6, 2014by KLC

What would it be like to inherit a compass from your parents that always led you home, no matter where you were in the world? Apparently, sea turtles do inherit […]

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Amazing Oceans

Not a Fish or a Star

November 18, 2013by KLC

A basket star may not look like much of a star, but it doesn’t look like a fish either. So, don’t call it a star fish. It’s an echinoderm, and many […]

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Amazing Oceans

Oarfish Again

November 5, 2013by KLC

Five days after a snorkeler discovered a dead 15-foot oarfish in the shallows off Catalina Island, California, another one of the deep sea creatures washed ashore some 50 miles away. These […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

Bomb Squad Could Learn Lesson from Dolphins

November 4, 2013by KLC

When it comes to thinking up great ideas, nature provides a ton of inspiration. A falling apple clued Newton in to gravity. Gliding birds inspired the Wright brothers. And dolphins […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun

Isopod Got Your Tongue?

October 31, 2013by KLC

October Creature of the Week: Parasitic Isopod. Above all other creepy, crawly, nasty creatures, this one gives us the worst nightmares. It’s a parasite that crawls inside a fish’s mouth, grabs […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun

The Blob From the Deep

October 28, 2013by KLC

October Creature of the Week: This glob of a fish called a sculpin might appear scary to you, but it’s got good reason to be more afraid of us. It usually hangs out along […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun, Overfishing

Zombie Sharkweek Mashup

October 19, 2013by KLC

October Creature of the Week: Goblin Shark. This guy needs no makeup artist to fit right in on the set of a horror movie. It looks prehistoric, and in a way, it […]

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Amazing Oceans, Just for Fun

World’s Greatest Shape Shifter

October 7, 2013by KLC

Imagine morphing instantly into anything you want to be. Hiding from someone? Poof, you’re a table. Want to scare your best friend? Bam, a zombie. Running away from something that […]

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Amazing Oceans

Whales Get Sunburn

September 16, 2013by KLC Leave a comment

When marine biologists in Mexico noticed whales were turning up with blisters on their skin, a team of scientists began to look into the problem. They spent three years tracking […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

Fish Larvae Smell Their Way Home

September 9, 2013by KLC

If you could breathe underwater, you might be surprised to find that coral reefs actually have a smell. AND different reefs smell differently. Fish not only know this, but fish […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

When Does a Shark Need Camouflage?

August 27, 2013by KLC

When it’s smaller than a lunchbox. At just eight inches long, the smalleye pygmy shark just happens to looks like lunch to a big fish. So, when the pygmy shark […]

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Amazing Oceans

This 20-Foot Tube of Goo is Alive!

August 5, 2013by KLC

It might look like the jellyfish that ate New York (or could have) but it’s more closely related to humans. We found this video of salps and pyrosomes that are […]

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Amazing Oceans

Surprise New Species

June 28, 2013by KLC

So many people have been exploring coral reefs in the Caribbean for so long, that everyone thought there was nothing new to discover there. But Smithsonian scientist Carole Baldwin proved […]

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Amazing Oceans, NEWS

Cubbarros in Real Life

June 27, 2013by KLC

The most striking thing about Cubbarros is the nearly untouched pristine reef where endangered species grow large and healthy, and undiscovered marine life abounds. Although it’s only fiction, there are such places […]

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Amazing Oceans, Themes in the Book

Alien Oceans

June 26, 2013by KLC

As much as people depend on the oceans for survival, we’ve only explored 5 % of the ocean floor and only half a percent of the ocean itself. We know […]

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Amazing Oceans

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