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Humans Have Seen Only 0.001 Percent of the World’s Deep Seas, Leaving Most of the Planet a Vast Mystery
Researchers argue that expanding deep-sea exploration is vital to understanding and managing these marine habitats ...
Most terrifying deep-sea creatures ever found as scientists reveal they’ve explored only 0.001% of ocean floor
LURKING beneath the ocean’s surface are a host of terrifying creatures most humans will only see in their nightmares. Yet, ...
Bizarre deep-sea fish found with blood-sucking parasite 'pigtails'; watch video here
A recent video from the ocean’s depths has stunned even seasoned scientists — showing two parasites firmly attached to a fish ...
PETBOOK magazine on MSN2h
Deep-Sea Creatures in the Mariana Trench All Share the Same Mutation
How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...
‘Long’-armed deep-sea creature with dozens of suckers discovered as new species
A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...
Scuba divers make ‘chance discovery’ of rarely seen fish off Indonesia. See it
Encountering such an emblematic and elusive animal at such a challenging depth is a moment forever engraved in our memory.” ...
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Strange deep-sea fish found with ‘pig-tailed’ parasites attached in South Atlantic Ocean | Watch video
A strange video from the South Atlantic Ocean showed parasites on a deep-sea fish. These parasites, Lophoura szidati copepods, looked like they had pigtails. They clung to the head of a rattail ...