Scientists peeked underneath an iceberg and found a startling kaleidoscope of marine life
A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.
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Unfairly maligned blobfish named Fish of the Year
Psychrolutes microporos, a deep-sea fish with the unflattering nickname "blobfish," has gone from being called the World's ...
Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
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Fade to Black: What Lies Beneath China’s Lake of Legends
Nearly 2,000 meters above sea level, a lake in southwestern China is drawing a steady stream of divers. Its pull: challenging ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.
Narwhals may be using their tusks to play, new study finds
Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...
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Seal ‘oceanographers’ reveal fish abundance in Pacific Ocean’s twilight zone
Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...
Deep-sea fish study reveals evolutionary marvels in Earth's hadal zone
The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...
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How a dying anglerfish became a global icon on social media
They hoped to find sharks but stumbled upon something unexpected – a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) swimming near the surface. Photographer David Jara Boguñá captured this rare event.
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'Icarus Of The Deep': How A Dying Anglerfish Became A Social Media Sensation
The reaction shows our views of the deep sea – long ignored or seen ... It is unknown why this fish was swimming vertically near the surface. Researchers have speculated that the behaviour ...