31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

As Ice Melts in the Arctic, Some Deep-Sea Creatures Are Thriving

A new study suggests that deep-sea life reaps the benefits of icebergs’ castoffs — a rare silver lining as a warming planet ...

The twilight zone: Every night trillions of tiny creatures rise from the ocean depths

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.

This Strange Sea Creature Can Survive Five Years Without Food – Scientists Finally Know Why

Supergiant deep-sea isopods endure years without food by pairing an enlarged stomach with cold-adapted metabolic control.
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Alien-Like Creatures Discovered in New Expedition

In a recent two-week voyage through the southern Atlantic, scientists uncovered an astonishing array of 31 previously unknown ...

Sea Mining Could Devastate an Enigmatic Group of Creatures, Researchers Warn

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...
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First-Ever Footage of Haunting Barreleye Fish Captured Deep Beneath The Atlantic

A barreleye fish of the species Winteria telescopa. (Schmidt Ocean Institute/YouTube) Deep beneath the oceans' crashing waves lies a hidden landscape more alien than many of us could ever dream. Below ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

This giant deep-sea creature can survive five years without food, and scientists have finally discovered how

Going without food for even a single day feels difficult for most people, so the idea of surviving five years between meals ...

Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals

Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining ...