All articles tagged with #sea life
Originally Published 6 months ago — by CNN
Sharon Lane, a 77-year-old Californian, has purchased a cabin on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise ship, and plans to live on it for the next 15 years, circumnavigating the globe and enjoying a community of like-minded travelers, with amenities and destinations that make this a unique long-term living experience at sea.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Inside Climate News
A recent study reveals that the world's oceans have already crossed critical acidification thresholds, threatening marine ecosystems and coastal economies, with deeper waters being more affected than previously thought, highlighting an urgent need for policy action.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Nature.com
Scientists have discovered that ocean currents that collect plastic in the North Pacific garbage patch also concentrate the floating violet sea snail Janthina sp. in the area. The snail builds rafts by trapping air bubbles and encasing them in mucus, and the currents could help these and other floating creatures to feed and reproduce.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by indy100
A 'death pool' has been discovered at the bottom of the Red Sea, 1.1 miles beneath the surface, which instantly kills everything that swims inside it. The pool measures 107,000 square feet and is filled with brine, containing no oxygen, making it deadly to most things that enter it. Predators position themselves on the peripheries of the pool to feed on the unlucky creatures that die after swimming into it. The pool is among the most extreme environments on Earth and is used by some creatures for food.