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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
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Dozens of new species, including carnivorous 'death ball' sponge, discovered in Southern Ocean
The expedition also revealed a new species of armoured and iridescent scale worms, called Eulagisca sp. nov., as well as ...
Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...
As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their ...
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Traces of DNA Found in the Ocean Led to the Discovery of Species That Were Thought to Be Missing
Traditional methods like fish nets, underwater cameras were unable to scour unexplored areas, a gap that the recent study, ...
The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.
Scientists discovered a new crustacean species in the Atacama Trench, 8,000 meters deep, revealing the Hadal zone as a ...
A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...
DNA in seawater revealed that 93% of fish species live beyond known ranges, exposing major gaps in global marine biodiversity ...
Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...
Scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death-ball” ...
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