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  1. The Tiny Ocean Organisms That Could Help The Climate In a Big Way

    Stocktrek Images / Getty Images Some of the littlest organisms in the ocean wield incredible influence, both on their ecosystems and on the planet. Like plants do on land, phytoplankton absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and expel oxygen. They process so much of those two gases, in fact, that they’re responsible for half of the carbon sequestered by photosynthesis worldwide and half of the oxygen in the atmosphere…….Continue reading…. By: Matt Simon / Grist Source:  Popular […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  2. Weighing An Octopus Starts With a Laundry Basket 

    Image: Robin Riggs Just like nurses ask patients to step on the scale at their annual checkup, weight is an important metric in animal healthcare. Measuring some animals’ weight, however, isn’t as straightforward as it is for human patients. The team at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, has devised a great approach for their Giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) named Glinda.......Continue reading... By: Margherita Bassi Source: Popular […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  3. Five hundred million years ago, something that wasn't yet an animal became one. Nobody saw it. This week, in a lab in Jena, somebody got as close to watching it as we may ever get. 🧵 twp.ai/4hrZsx

    #Science #Evolution #MarineBiology #CombJelly #Ctenophore #DevelopmentalBiology #OceanLife #STEM #SciComm #Wonder #Nature #Biology

  4. Sunday afternoon at Cabbage Tree Bay and absolutely loving it. Plenty of giant cuttlefish today and a fiddler ray on the sea grass. Visibility was a little murky but still bright and beautiful under there. #CabbageTreeBay #GiantCuttlefish #FiddlerRay #OceanLife #Snorkeling #MarineLife

  5. 🦈⚔️ Researchers in #Mexico's Gulf of California filmed #orcas hunting juvenile great white #sharks using a sophisticated strategy that exploits the sharks' tonic immobility response. The orcas coordinate attacks to flip sharks upside down, then harvest their energy-rich livers and share the prize among their pod, including calves.

    👉 sciencealert.com/theres-one-pr

    #greatwhitesharks #gulfofcalifornia #marinebiology #predators #animalbehavior #oceanlife #hunting #science #wildlife #conservation #animals

  6. 💡 Ever wondered how sharks avoid sinking? 🦈
    It is not lungs, not magic, but oil, cartilage, and lift shaping their place in the sea.

    Full dive here: 📖 TPC8.short.gy/r2yc5dtP

    In every rise and glide, survival becomes art, a living balance between gravity and grace.🌊

    #Sharks #SharkScience #MarineBiology #OceanExploration #OceanLife #MarineEcology #Evolution #Buoyancy #ScienceCommunication #ThePerpetuallyCurious #TPC8

  7. A must-see video shot by Team Malizia during the Ocean Race Europe.

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    @team_malizia ‘s ocean crew just doubled 🐬 🐬 🐬

    These moments remind us why the ocean is so special and why it’s important to protect the home of these magical creatures! ✨💙

    🎥 @florehrt / @team_malizia

    #dolphins #sailing #theoceanraceeurope #theoceanrace #connectingeurope #racingfortheocean

    #boatlife #nature #ocean #oceanlife #marinelife #savetheocean #sea #sealife