Sea Loch Treasures Revealed As Teams Find Abundance of Rare Underwater Wildlife
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By JOHN ROSS  A GLIMPSE of rare treasures of the deep has been captured by scientists studying two of Scotland's best-known sea lochs.
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An unprecedented treasure trove of marine reptile fossils is found in the Arctic by Norwegian scientists.
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WHANGAREI, NZ - A pod of dolphins formed a protective screen around a group of New Zealand lifeguards as a great white shark lingered below the surface, said one of the swimmers.
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By Steve Connor  Thousands of species of marine animals have been discovered by a team of biologists investigating the rich ocean wildlife living around the Philippine island of Panglao.
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Researchers working off coastal Georgia have discovered what could be three new species of bottom-dwelling creatures known as sea squirts.
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Whale fossils found with tiny ear bones reveal for the first time how the ancestors of whales and dolphins developed their acute underwater hearing.
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A fossil resembling the Loch Ness monster has been found on a remote Arctic island. The well-preserved bones belonged to a plesiosaur, a giant marine reptile with a long neck and tail, plump body and legs which evolved into flippers.
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Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the fish have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.
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Divers off the Pembrokeshire coast may be about to re-write history after discovering an unidentified shipwreck.
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A team of scientists has just set off to explore a strange lake in Antarctica, which may be home to exotic forms of microscopic life.
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Two submarine wrecks, believed to be uncharted WWI German U-boats, are discovered off Orkney.
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Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday.
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Five thousand of the world's rarest animals were found by fishermen in a known smuggling area adrift in an abandoned boat near China's coast.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A pod of dolphins saved a group of swimmers from a predatory 10-foot great white shark off the northern New Zealand coast, a newspaper reported Tuesday.  The unusual incident occurred Oct.
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Finding the wreck of a 19th-century steamer in Florida has taken special technology and the results have been extraordinary.
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Marine creatures are thriving by a record hot volcanic vent in the Atlantic and in dark waters under thick Antarctic ice, boosting theories that planets other than Earth are suitable for life, scientists said on Sunday.