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Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades - study
Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said on Wednesday- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal. Elephants have long been credited with the animal ...
- August 8, 2013
Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection
Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection on Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by over fishing. The deal at a major ...
- March 16, 2013
Scientists to revive extinct giant Galapagos tortoises
Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. The Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers ...
- June 19, 2013
Tourism threatens Thai sea gypsies
They roamed the seas off the Andaman Coast for generations, but Thailand's sea gypsies say their traditional way of life is under threat and their homes at risk from a tourism boom. The plight of the once-nomadic ...
- June 11, 2013
Vietnam, Beijing set up fishery hotline
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the South China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported on Thursday. The agreement was ...
- June 21, 2013
Oil spill affects 31 Barangays, 300-Square-km of Manila Bay
Half-a-million liters of diesel that leaked from a submarine pipeline, or a tanker moored off the coast have covered a 300-square kilometer area of Manila Bay, affecting 31 Barangays in the towns of rosario, Naic Tanza, ...
- August 11, 2013
Aviation industry dons shark skins
In its never-ending quest to develop more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the ocean’s oldest predator, the shark, could hold the key to cutting energy consumption. Germany’s biggest ...
- February 19, 2013
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a squid
The oceanic squid can fly more than 30 metres through the air at speeds faster than Usain Bolt if it wants to escape predators, Japanese researchers said on Friday. The mollusc propels itself out of the ocean by shooting ...
- February 9, 2013
Tubbataha reef salvage
The salvage team working on the USS Guardian, which ran aground in Tubbataha Reef, removed the warship’s last remaining section early Saturday afternoon after being stuck on the Unesco World Heritage site for more than 10 ...
- March 31, 2013
Oceanarium
This undated handout picture released on Aug. 1, 2013 by the Australian Institute of Marine Science shows a researcher with coral in a tank at the National Sea Simulator, or SeaSim, in the northern cityof Townsville. The ...
- August 5, 2013