In the Shichiyo Seamount Chain, scientists discovered coral gardens, sponge-dense habitats, and five new squat lobster ...
They say just 0.001 percent of the deep ocean has been directly observed, representing a speck on our planet that’s just ...
High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...
Two new worm species were found living inside a real underwater "glass castle." ...
Picture a home so beautiful it looks like it’s made of glass—delicate, intricate, shimmering. Now imagine discovering that ...
Scientists found worms living inside a glass sponge castle - and that's just one of 38 new species.
Scientists have discovered a massive deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of Argentina that may be one of the largest on ...
In the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches, and food drifts down like confetti, survival is less about speed and more about strategy. Take, for example, the tripod fish, a creature that can swim ...
The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach ...
New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...
Unfortunately, as far as the Mediterranean is concerned, it would not be wrong to say that "not a single inch of it is clean." ...