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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
Eventually, they identified these structures as nests created by the icefish species, the yellowfin notie (Lindbergichthys nudifrons). Icefish are remarkable creatures uniquely adapted to thrive in ...
The main goal of the expedition had been to locate, map, and capture images of the Endurance, the historic ship from Shackleton’s 1915 expedition that sank in the same area. However, during their ...
Julian Charrière made his name creating art inspired by — and interrogating — nature. Now, his new water and sound ...
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly half its size astonishingly rapidly. Scientists have now discovered the reasons behind its rapid retreat and say it raises fears for sea level ...
The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that ...
Carnivorous Tree Sponge New Carnivorous death ball sponge found by the ROV SuBastian at 3601 metres at the Trench North dive ...
Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly ...
An Antarctic glacier shrunk by nearly 50 per cent in just two months, the fastest retreat recorded in modern history, ...
The Southern Ocean is a pivotal component of the Earth's climate system, significantly influencing global oceanic circulation ...
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Carnivorous "Death-Ball" Sponge Among 30 New Deep-Sea Weirdos Discovered In The Southern Ocean
There's always a lot going on in the deep ocean, but anyone who had “carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge” on their bingo card for ...
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