Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
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Researchers raise concerns about alarming behavior of marine creatures — here's the root of the issue
Scientists are ramping up research efforts to better understand and address these behavioral changes. Researchers raise ...
State Officials Urge Caution After 'Rare' Sea Snake ‘More Venomous Than a Cobra’ Washes Up on Hawaii Beach
A live three-foot yellow-bellied venomous sea snake washed ashore Honoli’i Beach in Hawaii last week. Officials have since ...
Deep-sea organisms shape ocean floor at 7.5 km depth
Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...
Video shows Black seadevil fish, usually only found in lightless depths of the sea, making rare swim near ocean surface
The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...
New species from depths of the ocean and animals rediscovered in the Himalayas: See them
In the Meratus mountain range of Indonesia, researchers discovered two new species of fanged frogs, Limnonectes maanyanorum ...
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Which SoCal sea creatures are struggling? Check their grades
Kareiva also hopes the report card will help people understand the state of ocean biodiversity ... of the Pacific has many volunteer programs and other ways to help SoCal sea life.
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Understanding Sea Otter Rafts: A Clever Defense Against Predators
Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...