Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described. A significant challenge is the ...
The latest underwater mission has paved a new way for discoveries. Traditional methods like fish nets, underwater cameras were unable to scour unexplored areas, a gap that the recent study, led by ...
Just off the coast of California, deep below the surface, a small pink fish with bumpy skin drifted slowly above the ocean floor. Until recently, no one knew it existed. This adorable pale pink ...
The never-before-seen marine life was found at the depths of the Southern Ocean. Ocean scientists have found dozens of new species in one of the most remote parts of the world -- the bottom of the ...
A carnivorous death ball sponge preying on victims in the dark recesses of the ocean floor may sound like something from a sci-fi horror movie, but that was exactly what was found in a pioneering ...
New UniSC-led research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds ...
Imagine SpongeBob Square Pants as a carnivore. That might seem a bit far-fetched, but scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death ...