3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (753+ words) During a recent monthlong expedition, a team of scientists conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys ever undertaken in the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago, a dual-island nation located in the southern Caribbean Sea. “This is the first time…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) The rare blue octopus that surprised scientists has returned to the Galápagos Islands. The specimen, about the size of a golf ball, will be preserved at the Charles Darwin Research Station, which houses an extensive collection representing the archipelago’s extraordinary…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (399+ words) Scientists have discovered 11 species of ancient bryozoan in southern waters. Pictured is the Retihornera squamosa. Several species of an ancient marine creature have been discovered in southern New Zealand waters, despite scientists believing only two varieties remained. Bryozoans are small,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (717+ words) Marine bristleworms are a very numerous group. The various species are often smalland are easily damaged when collecte. They can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Many of the descriptions used for species identification are also outdated and not…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (27+ words) The team from a Spanish marine research NGO called Condrik Tenerife had spent the day two kilometres off the west coast of the island, on their research...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (750+ words) The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is relatively understudied — particularly the seamounts of the ocean’s central…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (337+ words) The false catshark, which can grow up to 3m long, was one of many remarkable species observed during a recent expedition to explore the waters around the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. A deep-sea expedition in Trinidad and Tobago in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (529+ words) A tiny insect has shattered a century-old explanation for why its relatives never conquered the ocean—by doing the impossible every day. Published August 22, 2026 · How we edit Insects have conquered almost everything. They live in deserts, glaciers, caves, hot springs…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (688+ words) Research ships from the marine research alliance California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, or CalCOFI, have surveyed ocean conditions off the West Coast for more than 75 years. Last spring, the ship surveying waters off Southern California had company. Two autonomous underwater…...

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