Bottom dwellers have never been more spectacular. In a tiny, high-tech submersible sunk deeper than the height of Mount Everest, scientists have discovered a flourishing ecosystem some 30,000 feet ...
The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), in partnership with the scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and science YouTuber Ze Frank, have let the internet name a newly discovered deep‑sea ...
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...
"Our results challenge the longstanding idea that rods and cones are two fixed, clearly separated cell types. Instead, we ...
The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...
A rare giant phantom jellyfish spotted off Argentina’s coast has become one of the most striking discoveries from a new deep‑sea expedition. The sighting occurred during an Argentinian‑led mission ...
Tim O'Hara has received funding from CSIRO's Marine National Facility, Parks Australia, Ocean Census, and from philanthropic support of Museums Victoria Research Institute. You may have read that the ...
The people’s mollusc: Scientists name strange deep-sea creature after thousands offer suggestions online - Eleven different online participants independently suggested the same successful name ...