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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
Behold the pigbutt worm, mystery of the deep
They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out.
‘Abundantly large’ deep-sea creature — ‘all legs’ — found off Antarctica. See it
The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea trenches and species found only in its freezing water. They are called the South Sandwich Islands, and researchers with the Schmidt ...
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
Blobfish once deemed ‘world’s ugliest animal’ wins New Zealand ‘fish of the year’
The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...
Scientists peeked underneath an iceberg and found a startling kaleidoscope of marine life
A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.
Charlotte Observer11d
‘Fragile’ deep-sea creature — with 20 tentacles — discovered as new species in Pacific
Deep below the surface of the ocean ... In 2018, it discovered a new species of sea cucumber. While the robot was about 4,400 ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.
Researchers inside deep-sea vehicle collect strange creatures — and find new species
Some of the creatures that call the depths of the WZFZ home were undiscovered until 2017, and now, a manned deep-sea ... The ...
New York Post27d
Fisherman horrified after catching baffling ‘alien’ animal from the ocean depths
The sea is dark and full of terrors ... a Kardashian-evoking pout, and other animals whose existence suggests that our oceans might be as mysterious as deep space. Viewers compared it to various ...