1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (241+ words) Saccostrea scyphophilla is found along WA's coast, across northern and eastern Australia, and the Indo-Pacific, while Saccostrea mordax occurs further north and east from Asia to Fiji. Using modern DNA sequencing, the research has now confirmed the two oysters are…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (265+ words) Chemical analysis of limpet shells reveals how these organisms migrate across thousands of miles between deep sea hydrothermal vents. The results help to explain how community make-up in these extreme ecosystems can be so similar despite being separated by vast…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (425+ words) Deep in the tropical Atlantic, in a slice of ocean almost no one will ever see, scientists have found something extraordinary: 31 brand-new species, and they did it in just two weeks. The discoveries came in international waters off the coast…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (538+ words) Scientists discover 31 new deep-sea species off Brazil Deep in the tropical Atlantic, in a slice of ocean almost no one will ever see, scientists have found something extraordinary: 31 brand-new species, and they did it in just two weeks. The discoveries…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (550+ words) Approximately 8,500 feet below the surface lies a mystery. An ROV equipped with cameras was sent to explore it. Scientists were investigating cold seeps, areas of the seafloor where methane escapes from the sediment. What did the ROV discover, and where…...

2+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (367+ words) Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our understanding of both deep-ocean ecosystems and how carbon is stored on Earth....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) The deep ocean can feel more like science fiction than part of our own planet. The deep ocean can feel more like science fiction than part of our own planet — and a new expedition off the coast of Brazil offered…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (38+ words) Sea urchins (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Sea urchins in respirometry chambers, which monitor oxygen use (changes in metabolism) as water temperature increases. (Image credit: Murray Duncan) More on this News Release Researchers confirm cause of Earth’s biggest mass extinction...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) nsfc.gov.cn NSFC Headlines News Updates NSFC Constitution NSFC Regulations Introduction Partnerships Categories The Research Fund For International Scientists Science Fund for Global Challenges and Sustainability Application and Review Process Guide to Programs Chinese Scientists Discover the Deepest Hard-substrate…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (738+ words) Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurised – and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life. The first hydrothermal vent systems were only…...