A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean ...
In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new ...
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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.
Scientists caution that unchecked mining could disrupt ocean food webs from the depths to dinner plates worldwide.
Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...
New industry-backed research shows how waste from deep-sea mining could have far-reaching effects on fish and their food.
There are some quite mysterious and strange creatures lurking in the deepest parts of the world’s oceans. Watch the latest ...
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How Deep-Sea Creatures Rewrote the Laws of Biology
In the deep-sea meta, strength means nothing and adaptation means everything. From anglerfish with living lures to crustaceans built for crushing pressure, these creatures prove that evolution doesn’t ...
To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...
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