Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it
[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...
How paleontologists are using fossilized shark teeth to date the past
Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years and recent research on fossilized shark teeth has led to the ...
An upgraded Alvin puts new ocean depths within reach
The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...
Antarctic 'Hoff crab' males grow bigger claws to compete for mates around hot vents
New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...
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Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it
Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface ...