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Rare giant shrimp is more widespread than previously believed, new findings reveal
Alicella gigantea, a rarely sighted giant crustacean that inhabits the depths of the ocean and can reach up to 34 cm in ...
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Researchers Capture Footage of Deep-Sea Giant Phantom Jelly With 33-Foot Arms
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute captured footage of a giant phantom jelly with ribbon-like arms over 30 feet ...
Trump has opened the deep sea for business, risking fragile environments we know nothing about
Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black, potato-shaped nodules that lie on ...
Small-scale, big impact: New insights into marine biodiversity around the Cape Verde islands
Located about 600 kilometers off the coast of West Africa, the Cape Verde Archipelago is a biodiversity hotspot in the middle ...
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These deep-sea animals are new to science—and already at risk
Spanning 1.7 million square miles of ocean ... Clipperton Zone. Photograph by ROV Isis/SMARTEX Project/Natural Environment Research Council, UK Ping pong sponges are carnivorous animals known ...