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Marine Ecology
Ecology is the study of the relationships that organisms have with each other and with their natural environment. Marine ecology is simply ecology applied to marine biota and the marine environment.
Marine Science News
What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves
Sponges can survive low oxygen and warming waters. They could be the main reef organisms in the future
Tsunami reported broadly across the Southwest Pacific and on the East coast of Australia.
What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits
From enormous tides to millions of shells, here are 6 unique beaches for your summer road trip
La Niña just raised sea levels in the western Pacific by up to 20cm. This height will be normal by 2050
Movement of plankton between tropical marine ecosystems drives 'sweet spots' for fishing
Marine Science facts
The oceans provide 99% of the living space on the planet containing 50-80% of all life.
Sponges are older than dinosaurs.
Half the Oxygen we breath is produced in the Ocean.
Irukandji jelly fish, with just a brush of venom leaves almost no mark. But after about a half hour you develop Irukandji syndrome, a debilitating mix of nausea, vomiting, severe pain, difficulty breathing, drenching sweating and sense of impending doom. You get so sick that your biggest worry is that you’re not going to die.
The most remote point in the oceans is called Point Nemo.
The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans are known as the three major oceans.