News Stories Featuring Aquatic Life
Science Taps Into Ocean Secrets (BBC News)
Data released by an international alliance of scientists reveals the discovery of some 13,000 new marine species in the past year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4033555.stm
Photos Offer First Glimpse of Live Deep-Sea Giant (National Geographic News)
A set of extraordinary images marks the first-ever record of a live giant squid in the wild.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0927_050927_giant_squid.html
‘Whale Riders’ Reveal Evolution (BBC News)
University of Utah biologists examine the genes of "whale lice" to track the evolution of whales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4260498.stm
The Struggle to Save Earth’s Largest Life Form (Christian Science Monitor)
A grim picture of the world’s coral reefs serves as a springboard for devising strategies to save coral communities and the thousands of marine species that rely on them.