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By the mid of July 2014 an invasion of jellyfish washed up on beaches along the U.S. West Coast. Humboldt Bay which is California's second largest natural bay was one of the most affected beaches. However Jellyfish are not confined to a small area and they do appear on other beaches around the USA during summer time. Florida beaches are another popular destination for Jellyfish, …

Jelly fish may be the most common ocean animal and are hard to catch in nets. You can find them mostly in sea water but sometimes in lakes and rivers. Only about five percent of the body of a jellyfish is solid matter; the rest is water. The bell of the jellyfish is the smooth umbrella-shaped body that is designed to flap or pump, Although jellyfish have been around for over 65 …

A  sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects the skin, that results from over exposure to the sun ultraviolet radiation. The UV radiation that damages the skin can also damage the eyes.  Sunburn may damage the skin and may cause skin cancer so we must be aware of UVB as well as UVA . We must take into consideration that the UV rays can bounce off water, …

One of the most recent studies that sunscreens containing nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide may react with sunlight and harm the phytoplankton which is a tiny plant found mostly on oceans, a microscopic form of algae, and beginning of food chain in oceans which sustain life cycle and is responsible for half of the oxygen produced by all plant life. It is an import …