There's always a bigger fish in the sea. For most of us, that idiom is a warning – but for one little swimmer in the deep, it's a blessing. The black swallower fish (Chiasmodon niger) is a little ...

Deep-sea scientists discovers 57 new species, including one they compare to "SpongeBob" character Patrick Star.

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Following a deep-sea expedition into Argentina’s submarine canyons, and the subsequent international Species Discovery ...

India is standing at the threshold of a new frontier. But the most important question is not how deep we can go, how much we can mine, or how much wealth lies beneath the ocean floor. It is more ...

A deep-sea microbe uses an exceptionally heat-resistant enzyme to turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia at temperatures that would destroy most proteins. Its unusual structure and a newly observed ...

A deep-sea expedition led by NUS and OceanX has identified at least 20 species that may be new to science, including a rare "strawberry squid," after exploring previously undocumented waters off the ...

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A new study suggests that deep-sea life reaps the benefits of icebergs’ castoffs — a rare silver lining as a warming planet destabilizes glacial ice. By K. R. Callaway Scientists aboard the Polarstern ...

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When we think of marine life, we usually picture colourful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other critters. The ocean that comes to mind is the one touched by sunlight.

A company called Orpheus Ocean wants to go “deep for cheap.” Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is ...