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What is this bizarre and nightmarish mystery creature photographed on an Egyptian beach?
Andrea Jud was wandering on a beach at Gabr el-Bint, Egypt when she spotted this nightmarish creature around 40 feet from the water. She posted…
‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia
Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
Rapid spread of deadly disease killing up to 94 percent of Caribbean coral species
A new coral disease is quickly circulating in the Caribbean, killing as much as 94 percent of certain types of coral species in the region,…
Japan’s promising trial of an undersea turbine that generates power from deep ocean currents
Japan’s IHI Corp has spent the last ten years developing a prototype of a 330-ton subsea turbine that converts powerful deep ocean currents into electricity….
The largest plant in the world is an ancient self-cloning sea grass
Shark Bay, an Australian World Heritage Area, serves as home to various animals that feed on its thriving sea grass. Turns out that sea grass…
Dolphins Appear to Self-Medicate With Coral in New Video
Researchers have observed a unique behavior among the bottlenose dolphins that inhabit the northern Red Sea, off the coast of Egypt: The animals rub their…
Giant squid rescued from Obama in Japan
From Japanese news site The Mainichi comes the giant squid on Obama’s Ugu beach . An about 3-meter-long giant squid was found stranded on a…
‘Unusual’ deep-sea jellyfish discovered off California coast
The Atolla reynoldsi is one of three formally identified new specimens of Atolla jellyfish floating in the depths of Monterey Bay Scientists have discovered an…
No leaks detected so far in fuel-laden ship that sunk off Tunisia
Divers have inspected the hull of the tanker that sank off Tunisia’s coast with 750 tonnes of diesel. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/17/divers-inspect-fuel-laden-ship-sunk-off-tunisia Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Diesel tanker sinks off Tunisia risking environmental disaster
Ship carrying 750 tonnes of fuel from Egypt to Malta ran into difficulty in bad weather on Friday evening A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of…
Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass bleaching event, a Source:…
Endangered sharks found in cat and dog food, DNA study shows
Description of ingredient as ‘ocean fish’ means owners are unwittingly giving their pets vulnerable species for dinner Pet food containing endangered sharks is being fed…
Plastic pollution: Green light for ‘historic’ global treaty
Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic “crisis”. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60590515?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Burning ship carrying Porsches adrift near Azores without crew
None of 22 crew members hurt after vessel with almost 4,000 VW group cars onboard caught fire A burning container ship carrying almost 4,000 cars…
Watch this video of a crab surfing on a sea cucumber
As the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) explained: This sea pig (Scotoplanes sp.) was spotted at 1,290 meters (4,230 feet) beneath the sea surface…
Judge Strikes Down Largest Offshore Drilling Leases in American History
Environmental groups scored a major victory Thursday when a federal judge invalidated an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the…
Colossal Iceberg Spilled 168 Billion Tons of Freshwater Near Wildlife-Rich Island
Iceberg A-68a—the sixth largest in recorded history—released a hideous amount of freshwater near an ecologically sensitive island, according to new research chronicling the berg’s life….
Pristine reef of giant rose-shaped corals found off Tahiti
Reef undisturbed by bleaching effects of warming ocean lies in ‘twilight zone’ near French Polynesian island. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/20/pristine-reef-of-giant-rose-shaped-corals-found-off-tahiti Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Man keeps grocery store lobster as a pet
Nature geek and documentarian Brady Brandwood was curious what would happen if he bought a living lobster at the grocery store and kept it as…
Coastal species are forming colonies on plastic trash in the ocean, study finds
Termed “neopelagic communities”, these colonies are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and going where the current flows Masses of ocean plastic are providing…
Striking NASA Animation Reveals the Dirty Truth About Ocean Plastic
The world dumps some 17.6 billion pounds (8 billion kilograms) of plastic into the ocean every year—and now, you can check out how all that…
Surreal Deep Sea Discoveries Include Glitter Worms and Upside-Down Lakes
A deep-sea scientific expedition off the coast of Mexico has uncovered some weird stuff on the ocean floor, including six possibly newly discovered animal species…
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