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Stories about: marine life

Brine Lakes Lie Under the Ocean Waters Researchers discovered that the oceans hide a small number of brine-water lakes and rivers on their floor, especially in the Gulf of Mexico region. These in turn house their own variety of life, adapted to and relying on their saline features. Thinking of what lurks beneath the ocean waves, very few people, if a... 26 September 2008 06:53 GMT Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall Opens Doors In an attempt to address the downfall of the planetary ocean, as well as in order to provide a live learning place for scholars or for curious people, the Smithsonian museum will house the Sant Ocean Hall, a place where both living and fossil specimens from the depths of the oceans are exposed.  The deepest leve... 25 September 2008 04:52 GMT