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Aug 30
1 min

Plankton

Plankton are microscopic in size, yet vital in food webs. Plankton are microscopic organisms that play huge roles in marine ecosystems....

Jul 20
2 min

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles are the smallest species of turtle. This amazing species is usually found in the Gulf of Mexico. However, they ...

Jul 12
2 min

Mixing Seas

The different oceans don’t actually mix. It seems as though here is just one ocean but this is not the case. There are clear borders as t...

Jun 29
1 min

Is there a difference between a prawn and a shrimp?

This is a great question. The main scientific difference is that they come from different branches of the crustacean family tree. They bo...

Jun 21
1 min

I would love to know more about seahorses?

Onto seahorses. These creatures are truly fascinating. They are rare in the way that they are monogamous and mate for life. Only a few fi...

Jun 14
1 min

Ocean Day!

The oceans help us, therefore, we must help the oceans. To celebrate Ocean Day being celebrated on 8th June (today) we must thank the oce...

Jun 8
1 min

Orcas

Killer whales aren’t actually whales. They are dolphins. Why are orcas called killer whales then? Well, when first discovered, the ancien...

May 17
1 min

Ocean Exploration

It seems to us that the oceans are full of life, full of creatures and coral, with an extreme abundance of colour, and it seems to us tha...

May 11
1 min

Bubble-net feeding

Bubble-net Feeding is a feeding technique adopted by Humpback whales. This is a unique way of feeding which needs teamwork and cooperatio...

May 11
1 min

Oceans

The oceans hold approximately 96.5% of all of Earth's water. 71% of Earth is covered by the ocean. Due to the vast size of the ocean it i...

May 11
1 min

Ocean Trenches

The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the Ocean. The Challenger Deep is 10 994 metres below sea level. I...

Apr 16
2 min

Kelp

Earlier today I was reading and I found a section all about kelp. When looking at a kelp forest I never really thought about what was go...

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