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 ...
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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.
‘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 ...
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, ...
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Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
A snapshot of any given patch of CCZ seafloor might show just a solitary brittle star, but researchers seldom see the same creature twice ... using deep-sea mining as a cover story.
Sea geniuses: all the ways that octopuses are wildly intelligent
Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...
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Stone worms: A rare and terrifying specialty from Vietnam’s mountain streams
Despite their eerie appearance, deep-fried stone worms are a sought-after specialty of Vietnam’s Thai ethnic group.
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BETRAYAL: Chief Justice John Roberts Takes the Side of Deep State Swamp Creatures Against Trump
the president is facing a deep state judicial insurrection that is actively seeking to remove his rightful authority. Rather than stepping in to address the real problem, Roberts carried water for ...