Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

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Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature with “canine-like” teeth swam around the coral reef.

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Peronia watts is now one of four species that call northern Australia home, with an additional two Peronia species native to the waters of Japan, researchers said. Darwin is located on the ...

The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other ...

Researchers said they named the new species after Cocos Island, also known as Isla del Coco, where it was first discovered ...

Even when we think we know everything, or that we think we have a grasp on what species occur in our environment, we don’t,” ...

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