Geek Answers: How does bioluminescence work?
There are any number of reasons that life might choose to create light, and while the upshot might be beautiful, there is always logic behind these bewildering displays.
View ArticleAquatilis 3-year deep sea mission will produce the most stunning underwater...
A new IndieGoGo funding campaign could start an epic 3-year journey to document the strangest species anywhere on our planet.
View ArticleScientists declare that octopuses are basically aliens
Octopuses are aliens — or, at least, so vastly different in their genetic makeup that they might as well be considered out of this world. Scientists recently sequenced the first genome in the […]
View ArticleSnapchat Spectacles Capture Deep Sea Exclusives
Snapchat and Royal Caribbean last week gave users a deep-sea look at life using Spectacles smart glasses. Three dives broadcast over five days provided a rare glimpse into underwater adventures thanks...
View ArticleLow-Light Camera Captures Rare Glimpse of Deep-Sea Jellyfish
Scientists have finally captured one of the ocean’s most mysterious jellyfish on film. Easily mistaken for a plastic bag floating under the sea, the tentacle-less Deepstaria enigmatica remains a...
View ArticleWatch: Mysterious Sea Squirt Spotted in the Deepest Part of Indian Ocean
As part of a pioneering mission to explore the deepest part of the Indian Ocean, crew from the Five Deeps Expedition spotted a mysterious sea creature perhaps never seen by humans before. (Photo...
View ArticleExplorer Completes Deepest Submarine Dive in History, Beats James Cameron’s...
Sea creatures swim around a submersible lander on the floor of Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the deepest point on the planet. (Atlantic Productions / Discovery Channel)...
View ArticleWatch: Scientists Spot Bizarre ‘Ravioli’ Starfish in Atlantic Ocean
NOAA scientists exploring the southeast coast of the US spotted a goniasterid sea star, sometimes called a “cookie” or “ravioli” star. (Photo Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research,...
View ArticleWatch: Dumbo Octopus ‘Photobombs’ ROV Exploring Pacific Ocean Seabed
A rare Dumbo octopus 'photobombed' a ROV conducting a seafloor survey in the deep ocean waters of the central Pacific. (Photo Credit: Nautilus Live) A rare Dumbo octopus had marine scientists gushing...
View ArticleWatch: This Deep-Sea Squid Has Never Been Filmed Alive Before… Until Now
The Asperoteuthis mangoldae squid was seen alive for the first time during a survey of the Jarvis Seamount in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers think this unusual squid's tail may help it mimic other...
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