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If you're grossed out by creepy crawling creatures, you should look away now. Scientists from the University of North-Eastern Philippines in the city of Iriga discovered a five-foot long living specimen of a shipworm named the Kuphus polythalami, earlier in the week. The giant shipworm, which was found in a tusk-like shell, was confirmed to be different from other species of shipworms, making its home in gas-emitting mud rather than the wood of trees washed in the ocean. Amazingly, after scientists filed open the shell, they discovered a living shipworm inside. This isn't the first time that scientists have uncovered shipworm shells for over three centuries, but it is a historic discovery nonetheless because it is the first time scientists have been able to access the animal living inside. Now scientists are working to classify the strange being and identify its habitat and characteristics. What strange, new wonders is the ocean still hiding?
Australia, Jul 23 (EFE).- The Unesco World Heritage Committee has decided not to include the Great Barrier Reef, for the time being , on the List of World Heritage in Danger.FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, FOR INFORMATION USE ONLY. DO NOT USE WITHOUT WATERMARK.
Atalaya do Norte (Brazil), Apr 30 (EFE) (Camera: Tatiana Nevo) .- From deep in the Brazilian Amazon, Pixi Isma and Kunnin traveled for 12 days, along with 35 other indigenous Matis, from their villages on the shores of the Rio Branco, a tributary of the Amazon, to Atalaya do Norte, the town closest to their villages for the sole purpose of getting vaccinated.FOOTAGE OF THE VOYAGE UNTIL REACHING ATALAYA, BRAZIL
As 2021 rolls in, Hawaii's ban on chemical sunscreens is going into full effect. Specifically, the ban applies to the sales and distribution of sunscreens made with ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate. According to Allure, the chemicals can damage coral reefs when washed off skin and into the water. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of reef-safe sunscreens that offer the same UV protection--but with physical blockers like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. So if you want to soak up the sun in a tropical Hawaiian paradise, pack an SPF 30 (or higher) sunscreen labeled 'reef-safe' or 'marine-safe.' Aloha!
Scientists have discovered the largest species that has the ability to regrow limbs. According to Business Insider, it's the alligator. Like lizards, young American gators can regrow their tails up to 9 inches. Prof. Kenro Kusumi is a co-senior study author and the director of Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences. Kusumi began studying gator regrowth after receiving a package in the mail that contained a deformed alligator tail in a pickle jar with ethanol. The tail was discolored, forked, and the scales were smaller than normal. Kusumi realized that the tail looked like it had been regrown.
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