Blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella have been washing up along California’s coast recently, captivating Bay ...
A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...
The world needs more batteries. That’s what we keep hearing in the push for greener energy, and we can’t build enough to meet ...
The reception of “Icarus” (as some call her) in popular culture indicates a perhaps surprising capacity for empathy toward animals that aren’t conventionally cute or beautiful. It stands in stark ...
Instead, ocean currents, glacial meltwater or something else has been helping to nourish the deep-sea creatures. “This is all very much an area of active scientific research now because of this ...
While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a ...