There are over 3000 species of jellyfish in the waters of our beautiful, blue planet, and new species ...

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Halloween is almost here, and it has got us feeling spooky! We wanted to take a look at some of the scaries...

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The deepest parts of the world’s oceans hold some of the strangest creatures known to science. We are going...

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July 14th is Shark Awareness Day, and to celebrate, we are going to discuss the importance of sharks to our...

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Coral is something that all divers love to see underwater. Coral reefs showcase all the colors of the rainb...

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The spectacular Coral Triangle is the underwater equivalent of the Amazon rainforest and is the epicenter o...

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World Wildlife Conservation Day on December 4, 2019On the occasion of the World Wildlife Conservation Day...

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International Museum Day at the German Maritime Museum Stralsund: Diving activitiesThe German Maritime Muse...

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The first underwater museum in the USA opened off the coast of FloridaIn late June 2018, a submarine sculpt...

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With an eye for details What makes a good underwater photo? A difficult question, because it is often a ...

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Experience natural history in virtual reality Seven German organisations are the latest addition to Goog...

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Invasive species threatens natural biodiversity. Due to the Mediterranean Sea’s rising temperatures, th...

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More funds to be allocated to oceanic research In the coming years, the focus of research will be on The...

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Since April 16th, the Greenpeace ship Beluga II has been underway on a new journey to publicise the growing...

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The exhibition ship MS Wissenschaft will host the new "Seas and Oceans" exhibition, under the Year of Scien...

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In 2014, members of a diving club on Texel Island in the Netherlands found sunken treasure in a shipwreck o...

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This year, step into the fascinating world of cephalopods, at the German Oceanographic Museum's Meeresmuseu...

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Climate change has affected many parts of the world, giving rise to ocean acidification in the oceans. Scie...

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced the Year of Science 2016/17, with the motto...

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Come 1 January 2017, Europe's first underwater museum – Museo Atlántico Lanzarote – will open with more tha...

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Open Fotosub Tenerife Güímar 2015 have been announced. Now in its sixth year, the competition had taken p...

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New Exhibition Showcases Development Of Deep-Sea Research And Technology If not for technical breathing ...

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GEOMAR Open House in Kiel on 12 July 2015 How dangerous is plastic waste in the ocean? How much World Wa...

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