A Curious Mutation Is Letting Earth’s Deep-Sea Creatures Survive the Abyss
A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...
‘Supergiant’ deep-sea creature found at fishing port is a new species — and a delicacy
The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.
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Deep ocean buffet: Big fish are surprisingly reliant on the twilight zone
The researchers studied tissue from over 120 fish. They found that 50 to 60 percent of their diet came from ocean’s twilight ...
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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
Is 'Doomsday Fish' A Warning Sign For Japan’s Predicted 'Mega earthquake'?
A viral video of a rare oarfish surfacing in Mexico has reignited fears linked to Japanese folklore, which considers the deep ...
Fish in the Mariana Trench all have the same, unique mutations
Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...
Japan warns of megaquake that could kill 300,000—Is this deep-sea ‘Doomsday fish’ a warning sign?
Japan warns of a catastrophic megaquake along the Nankai Trough, with the potential to trigger massive tsunamis, destroy ...
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UH-discovered deep-sea anglerfish named to top 10 remarkable species list
A new species of anglerfish, “Gigantactis paresca,” discovered by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers, was recently ...
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‘Supergiant’ deep-sea creature found at fishing port is a new species — and a delicacy
Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers ...