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01/27/2012
The discovery of new species continues
No less than 19,232 species were described as new in 2009, the last year for which there is a complete report...
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01/05/2012
New species discovered in Antarctic hydrothermal vents
A seven-armed starfish, a white octopus and an unknown species of crab are part of the marine fauna discovered...
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09/21/2011
A new dolphin species has been discovered
A new dolphin species has been recently discovered in Australia. It has been given a scientific name, Tursiops australis and a common name, Burrunan dolphin
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06/14/2011
Turtle week
In occasion of World Oceans Day, held on the 8th June, the WWF launched the appointment with turtle week, a week dedicated to marine turtles, which from 14 to 19 June will celebrate...
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03/04/2011
The journey of the hammerhead shark
For the first time some researchers of Miami University were able to track a specimen of a hammerhead shark using satellite tag technology.
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02/17/2011
Stop whale hunting
For the moment at least Japan has stopped its annual Antarctic whale hunt for scientific purposes due to the protests of environmentalists.
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