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: VOA News
Scientists are urging a temporary halt to deep-sea metal mining. They warn in a report that it could cause severe, damaging effects on Pacific Ocean areas.
The recently-released report examined more than 250 published studies on deep-sea mining. The research was examined by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign – a collection of not-for-profit organizations. Environmental group MiningWatch Canada also cooperated on the study.
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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
Source: NPR
Author: Lauren Sommer
Deep in the Pacific Ocean, six-foot-long Humboldt squid are known for being aggressive, cannibalistic and, according to new research, good communicators.
Continue reading Deep Sea Squid Communicate by Glowing Like E-Readers
Source: Forbes
Author: Nishan Degnarain
During the global coronavirus shutdown over the past few weeks, there has been significant coverage about nature rebounding around the world.
Source: New Scientist
Author: Helen Scales
The alligator lay motionless on a flat expanse of mud and stared into the camera with a toothy grin. Two metres long, its skin covered in dark green scales, it wasn’t in the usual location for a dead reptile.
Continue reading The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses
Source: Global News
Author: Josh K. Elliott
Scientists call it a siphonophore Apolemia, but you can call it the world’s longest “long stringy stingy thingy,” the giant alien tentacle or just “the entity.”
Continue reading Massive, deep-sea ‘entity’ leaves ocean scientists ‘blown away’
