Mechanics of bioluminescence in rare Red Sea fish revealed
Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence—the biological production of light—is one of ...
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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
Miami Herald on MSN3d
Deep-sea camera films first-ever video of poorly known shark off Timor-Leste. See it
The sighting “highlights the importance of modern, cost-effective technologies to survey the deep sea and locate these lost ...
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about
The International Seabed Authority will convene in July to discuss this and other issues. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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New study shines a light on the mechanics of bioluminescence in the rare fish Vinciguerria mabahiss
Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence -- the biological production of light -- is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication, and ...
‘Icarus of the deep’: how a dying anglerfish became a social media sensation
In February, researchers from conservation organisation Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometres off the coast of Tenerife ...
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life by dumping debris in midwater zone
Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...
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Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...
Alarming Discovery: Human Trash Found at Deepest Point of the Mediterranean Sea
The floor of the Calypso Deep − a 5,112-meter-deep trench in the Ionian Sea − holds one of the highest concentrations of ...
Opinion
Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Sea Life In A Way No One Is Thinking About − By Dumping Debris Into The Thriving Midwater Zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This ...
Orcas seen hunting ‘prickly’ species for the first time, study says. ‘Groundbreaking’
For the first time, a group of killer whales has been documented preying upon a prickly shark, a rare deep-sea dweller, according to a study published on March 20 in the journal Frontiers in Fish ...