Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter Scientists first identified the small gelatinous blob as a new species in the high seas, using only high-definition underwater cameras. The animal, officially known as Duobrachium sparkusi, Stenophore or comb is a new species of jelly. It was discovered in April 2015 …
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Coral reefs in the United States are in good condition, according to the current reef condition report, but are vulnerable to decline. Scientists estimate that about 2% of the original coral remains off the coast of Florida, where the decline is most severe. In a report released last week by …
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In the drone footage, professional surfer Matt Wilkinson is narrowly rescued from a huge white shark about 2.5 meters off the coast of Bali in northern New South Wales. The World Championship Tour surfer was paddling on his board near Sharps Beach on Wednesday when a shark sped forward behind …
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The state of Maine has restricted swimmers and increased the number of beach watchers after a great white shark killed a 63-year-old woman who was swimming offshore this week. State officials temporarily limited waist-high swimming in 10 beach state parks until further notice, as sharks generally avoid shallow water. They …
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The scientists increased the heat above the lethal threshold and waited for the corals to die. “We were heating the water one degree above the maximum summer temperature,” says Anders Meibom, a researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Lausanne. “At the Great Barrier Reef, after …
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