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[Giant clams]
Photo released by the Coast Guard yesterday shows personnel, troops and local conservation officials unearthing illegally harvested giant clams worth around $3.3 million on the black market near the houses of residents on ...
- March 6, 2021
Mass whale beaching fuels japan quake fears
The mass beaching more than 150 melon-headed whales on japan's shore has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. ...
- April 17, 2015
China: US creating risks with S. China Sea warship sail-bys
China on Thursday branded the United States an "out-and-out security risk creator" in the South China Sea, after an American warship sailed through waters near the disputed Spratly Islands. Tensions in maritime waters ...
- May 21, 2021
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in 2
A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said yesterday. The bulk carrier MK Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the ...
- August 17, 2020
Australia hatches first IVF shark
Australia has successfully hatched its first shark born via artificial insemination with hopes that the development can ultimately be used to help breed threatened species, an aquarium said yesterday. Sea Life Melbourne ...
- March 13, 2014
Fish cry for help to escape predators-scientists
Distressed fish caught by predator emit a cry for help to attract other carnivores so they can escape during the ensuing chaos, Australian scientists said yesterday. While researchers had discovered that fish emit a chemical ...
- October 30, 2015
Penguins get 'happy pills' in soaking UK
After weeks of rain and wind in England, miserable penguins at marine park are being fed anti-depressants to cheer them up. The 12 Humboldt penguins at the Sealife Center in Scarborough in northeast England were showing ...
- February 10, 2014
US scientists report whale making human voice sounds
US marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium concluded they were actually coming from a whale. Anecdotal reports of whales sounding like people are not new. But ...
- October 24, 2012
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015