Major Progress Made Towards Historic Census Of Marine Life In 2010
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:21
in Biology & Nature
In a report on progress toward the first Census of Marine Life, more than 2,000 scientists from 82 nations announce astonishing examples of recent new finds from the world's ocean depths. Among revelations in fourth interim global highlights report are the Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species and the discovery of Behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars and mammoth mollusks.