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The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are ...
When you think of deep-sea fish, chances are you imagine sharp-toothed, foreboding-looking monsters. However, researchers ...
But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that ...
MBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI ...
Discover how apex predators like great whites started as slow, bottom-dwelling fish in ancient oceans, and how climate change ...
Scientists in the crewed submersible Alvin also discovered two additional related deep-sea species, according to a study.
When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only ...
For the first time ever, a colossal squid has been captured on camera in the deep sea, offering researchers a rare look at one of the ocean’s most elusive giants. The footage was captured last month ...
Dr. Tanja Stratmann has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Starting in 2026, ...
A new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the ...
The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...