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California scientists astounded by discovery of mystery deep sea species
Advances in technology that enabled the discovery of a new species by California scientists may lead to a better understanding of the ocean’s depths.
New species of sea slug discovered in the Monterey Bay region, nicknamed the “mystery mollusk”
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced Tuesday that they've discovered a new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea.
A mysterious deep-sea creature appeared in Monterey Bay. Now scientists are finally telling the world
Bruce Robison was sitting in the control room of a research ship in Monterey Bay when he first saw the diaphanous deep-sea creature glide across a video screen. He had no idea what it could possibly be.
California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it was a new species of sea slug.
‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Creature Hid Its Identity From Scientists
It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.
Scientists discover mysterious deep sea creature. It hunts with a hood.
Scientists discovered a fascinating new deep sea animal they call the "mystery mollusc," and captured footage of the glowing nudibranch in its dark ocean habitat.
‘Starry’ glow in deep sea near California turns out to be ‘gelatinous’ new species
An unusual new species of deep-sea animal. “Everyone in the control room let out a loud ‘Oooooh!’ at the same time. We were all enchanted by the sight,” Steven Haddock, a scientist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI),
After more than 20 years of study, scientists are ready to say what they found off Monterey’s coast
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used underwater technology for two decades to gather more information on a ...
'Mystery Mollusc': Video Reveals Weird See-Through Deep-Sea Species
"Everyone in the control room let out a loud 'Oooooh!' at the same time. We were all enchanted," a researcher said.
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Scientists discover new glowing 'mystery mollusk' species off California coast
California researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have discovered a new deep-sea creature within ...
‘Mystery mollusk’ found in the ocean’s midnight zone is unlike anything researchers have seen before
An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...
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Elusive sperm whales found deep in Monterey Bay by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute researchers
Once thought to be a rare occurrence, researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) detected an unprecedented number of sperm whales in Monterey Bay using underwater ...
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AIs Are Beginning to Illuminate the Deep Sea
“These beautiful, potentially very sensitive ecosystems in the deep sea are right in our backyard,” says James Barry, a ...
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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time
Deep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap.