Source: Gizmodo Earther
The Great Barrier Reef has been having a rough year. Warm waters have led to record coral bleaching this year and could hasten the reef’s die-off. But while surface corals are suffering, nearly a mile beneath the surface, deep-sea corals near the Great Barrier Reef are thriving.
Source: The Guardian
Author: Laura Trethewey
On a wall facing Vicki Ferrini’s desk hangs a giant map of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. At 6ft by 8ft, it’s the largest size available on the printer at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where she works as a geoinformatics researcher. “I of course want it even bigger,” she says.
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Source: ScienceDaily
Explosive volcanic eruptions are possible deep down in the sea — although the water masses exert enormous pressure there. An international team reports in the journal Nature Geoscience how this can happen.
Author: Dharna Noor
Source: Gizmodo Earther
In the depths of the water just west of Greenland, scientists have discovered a previously unknown coral garden. They described the ecosystem in a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science on Monday.
Continue reading Scientists Found a Vast, Deep Sea Coral Garden off Greenland’s Coast
Source: Phys.org
Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucus filters. Until now, studying these delicate structures has been virtually impossible. A new study published in the journal Nature describes a unique laser-based system for constructing 3-D models of diaphanous marine animals and the mucus structures they secrete.
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Source: LiveScience
Author: Yasemin Saplakoglu
Explorers have captured video of the deepest-known octopus, revealing an adorably pudgy Dumbo octopus some 4.3 miles (6,957 meters) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean swimming in what is called the hadal zone, where not even a drop of sunlight can penetrate.
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Source: My Modern Met
Author: Jessica Stewart
Thanks to the Schmidt Ocean Institute, we’re getting a whole new perspective on life in the deep sea. After exploring the depths of the Indian Sea, they’ve released 4K footage of the Ningaloo Canyons. Located off the western coast of Australia, this previously unvisited area is the location of the institute’s latest expeditions—and the findings are incredible.
The canyons were visited by the ROV Sebastian, an underwater remotely operated vehicle which can go as far as 14,750 feet underwater. This far deeper than any human could ever dive, and the ROV can also stay at that depth far longer than any human-operated vehicle. Thanks to this technology, we’re able to stay on land and see the wonders far below the sea.
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Source: ScienceDaily
Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future.
Continue reading There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea
Source: Natural History Museum
Author: Josh Davis
It was once thought that very little could survive in the dark depths of the oceans. But the more researchers look, the more they realise that this seemingly inhospitable environment is actually teeming with life.
Continue reading New species from the abyssal ocean hint at incredible deep sea diversity
Source: ABC News
Author: Joshua Learn
Forget the white whale — some of the most rarely seen albinos on the planet are deep-water sharks that spend most of their lives in a world without light.
Continue reading Albino sharks among fascinating species in ‘horribly underexplored’ deep sea
