MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, ...

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Deep sea dragonfishes lurk in the darkest parts of the ocean depths — and are capable of emanating red beams of light from ...

Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight ...

Chinese scientists have found abiotic organic compounds in the ocean crust, shedding light on deep-sea carbon cycles and life ...

Deep-sea mining may irreparably harm ocean ecosystems before we even have a chance to fully study its impacts. That's one reason the Center has taken a lead role against deep-sea mining. We're ...

This report spotlights a fisher who spends his days catching deep-sea creatures for aquariums across the country - shining a light on the beauty of these hidden waters.

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The deep sea is home to habitats and species found nowhere else on Earth, and provides essential environmental services. Despite its importance, its vast size and challenging conditions mean there is ...

they scatter it back into the layer - it's a light trap." It was Dr Osborn's frustrated efforts to take good photographs of the deep-sea species she was studying that inspired her and her ...

“The animals that live down in the deep sea are not ones that live in surface waters,” said Itay Budin, who studies the biochemistry of cell membranes at the University of California, San Diego.