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Tag: Marine Biology

Thriving Ecosystems Discovered on WWII Warheads

Marine life is unexpectedly flourishing on discarded World War II munitions in the Baltic Sea. A new study has found...

Scientists Discover Strange New Deep-Sea Fish Species

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_5a93a94ae716ecf67dd2800a47917290" data-gt-translate-attributes="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsl-ebVVoU Chance encounters spark new...

Strange “Halos” on the Ocean Floor off Los Angeles Reveal a Toxic Secret

Once believed to contain the pesticide DDT, new analysis shows some barrels actually held caustic alkaline waste. In 2020, striking...

The Ocean’s Most Abundant Life Form May Not Survive Global Warming

Tiny ocean microbes called Prochlorococcus, once thought to be climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These cyanobacteria drive 5%...

What Are These Creepy Creatures? Scientists Close In on Century-Old Crustacean Mystery

Y-larvae, mysterious crustaceans related to barnacles, may be parasitic and are key to understanding barnacle evolution. When most people think...

The Ancient Oxygen Flood That Let Life Conquer the Deep Ocean

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s first forests helped pump oxygen into the deep seas, transforming once-barren waters...

Each Winter, These Tiny Ocean Travelers Bury Millions of Tons of Carbon

Every year, billions of microscopic ocean drifters—copepods, krill, and other zooplankton—perform a breathtaking migration in the Southern Ocean, diving...