Seal whiskers sense fattest fish.

Harbour seals can detect the fattest fish using just their whiskers, according to research.Tests with a trained seal have revealed that the animals can sense underwater objects, even with their hearing and sight restricted ( Read more... )

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Methane bubble "doomsday" story debunked
For several days, bloggers and journalists have been passing around a news story about how the BP oil disaster will unleash a "giant methane bubble" and initiate a mass extinction. Yes, it's a myth. And we've busted it.

In this article, called "Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a 'world- ( Read more... )

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Over at the Hatfield Marine Center at Oregon State University lives Deriq, a giant Pacific octopus. Up till now to see Deriq you would have to visit the center, but now you can see him on his very own webcam ( Read more... )

Hello all! Have some HAPPY FISH NEWS.

Nine Fish With Hands Found to Be New Species!
Source! (Has PICTURES!).

Nine fish that use handlike fins to walk, rather than swim, off Australia have been identified as new species.

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The Iceland catshark species, including this fish caught during the study period, is among several sharks recently found in Greenland waters for the first time ( Read more... )

Scientists using a remote-controlled submarine have discovered the deepest known volcanic vent and say the superheated waters inside could contain undiscovered marine species and perhaps even clues to the origin of life on earth.

Experts aboard the RRS James Cook said they found the vent more than three miles (five kilometers) beneath the surface of ( Read more... )

A submarine exploring the ocean's depths recently returned with an unexpected visitor: a crablike critter that has left many readers startled and horrified ( Read more... )