A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them.
It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.
Times Online3h
Blobfish crowned Fish of the Year 2025
Fish of the Year 2025 competition has come to a dramatic close, with deep sea rivals orange roughy and blobfish campaigning ...
Mongabay News3h
‘Fatal Watch’: Interview with documentary makers on fisheries observer deaths
Fisheries observers hold a job little known by the general public but essential to the health of the oceans: monitoring the ...
Smithsonian Magazine4h
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.
Why Deep-Diving Seals Don’t Drown
A new study from researchers at the University of St. Andrews’s Sea Mammal Research Unit in Scotland suggests that some seals ...
My team discovered ‘dark oxygen’ on the seafloor – now we’re trying to understand how it was made
The discovery of dark oxygen has shifted our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth. But we still don’t ...
Blobfish, once dubbed 'world's ugliest animal,' named fish of the year in New Zealand
Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...
Mining Weekly17h
Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren't done
As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep ...
Narwhals may be using their tusks to play, new study finds
Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...
The blobfish, 'bullied his whole life,' named fish of the year in public vote
A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...
The Business Standard1d
'World's ugliest animal' is New Zealand's fish of the year
Globally considered the world's ugliest animal, the blobfish has been crowned Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The annual award is given by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust ...