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Marine Biology
Marine Biology: the scientific study of organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Specific habitats include coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, the surrounds of seamounts and thermal vents, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone. The organisms studied range from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton to huge cetaceans (whales) 30 meters (98 feet) in length.
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FEB 04, 2016Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2016Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2016Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2016Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2016Plants & Animals
A Westpac Lifesaver Rescue helicopter crew keeping watch over the waters of Marino Rocks in Southern Australia have repo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2016Plants & Animals
In some cases, a whale may be found beaching itself because it’s not entirely healthy and hardly has any energy le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 12, 2016Videos
Here's something that you don't get to see every day - a one-day-old sea otter pup laying on the belly of its mother, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
A great white shark has reportedly passed away in a Japanese aquarium barely three days after being taken into captivity ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2015Plants & Animals
The giant squid is a deep ocean dweller that can handle the extreme pressures that the ocean can impose at those depths; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2015Plants & Animals
It can be an exciting experience for researchers when a new species is discovered. With all the coverage we have of our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2015Technology
71% of the Earth’s surface is water, and most of that consists of oceans. In fact, almost 97% of the world’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2015Videos
Here you'll see a diver appear to 'balance' a shark on its nose while the shark appears to voluntarily allow the diver t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2015Videos
The Earth has a lot of water on its surface, in fact, the Earth's surface is about 2/3 covered in water. Interestingly e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Whaling is frowned upon by a vast majority of the world because it’s considered a complete waste of an animal spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2015Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2015Plants & Animals
The blue dragon is a sea slug that likes to stay in open waters throughout the tropical regions of the world where it ca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2015Videos
Almost everyone alive today knows about the electric eel. It's a very interesting animal with the ability to send a pote ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2015Plants & Animals
Sea World, a popular water park where families can enjoy a relaxing day, says it will be removing the killer whale (Orca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2015Videos
That's one angry fisherman; however, since he's under water, you won't get to hear much of his sailor mouth. This took p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2015Videos
Stingrays have to eat too, and when it sees a molted crab on the bottom of the sea, you can bet it's going to go for it. ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
A Westpac Lifesaver Rescue helicopter crew keeping watch over the waters of Marino Rocks in Southern Australia have repo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
In some cases, a whale may be found beaching itself because it’s not entirely healthy and hardly has any energy le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 12, 2016
Videos
Here's something that you don't get to see every day - a one-day-old sea otter pup laying on the belly of its mother, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
A great white shark has reportedly passed away in a Japanese aquarium barely three days after being taken into captivity
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2015
Plants & Animals
The giant squid is a deep ocean dweller that can handle the extreme pressures that the ocean can impose at those depths;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
It can be an exciting experience for researchers when a new species is discovered. With all the coverage we have of our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2015
Technology
71% of the Earth’s surface is water, and most of that consists of oceans. In fact, almost 97% of the world’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2015
Videos
Here you'll see a diver appear to 'balance' a shark on its nose while the shark appears to voluntarily allow the diver t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2015
Videos
The Earth has a lot of water on its surface, in fact, the Earth's surface is about 2/3 covered in water. Interestingly e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
Whaling is frowned upon by a vast majority of the world because it’s considered a complete waste of an animal spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2015
Videos
Coral reefs are in danger of extinction. They're protected, and are a critical part of wild marine life in our oceans. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2015
Plants & Animals
The blue dragon is a sea slug that likes to stay in open waters throughout the tropical regions of the world where it ca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2015
Videos
Almost everyone alive today knows about the electric eel. It's a very interesting animal with the ability to send a pote
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2015
Plants & Animals
Sea World, a popular water park where families can enjoy a relaxing day, says it will be removing the killer whale (Orca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2015
Videos
That's one angry fisherman; however, since he's under water, you won't get to hear much of his sailor mouth. This took p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2015
Videos
Stingrays have to eat too, and when it sees a molted crab on the bottom of the sea, you can bet it's going to go for it.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard