A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.
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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
The indentations are nests of fish called yellowfin notie, and they are not randomly scattered—rather, they appear to have ...
Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...
On a coral reef off the western coast of Saudi Arabia, a "golden" creature with yellowy eyes tucked itself "deep within" an underwater cave. But its hiding spot wasn't quite hidden enough. Nearby ...
Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...
A long the rocky coast of eastern Italy at night, researchers scanned a tide pool in hopes of seeing something interesting. A ...
Scientists found a “golden” sea creature “deep within” underwater caves off Saudi Arabia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto On a coral reef off the western ...
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