Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: ...
The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...
What you can see in this YouTube clip is very different from most of the underwater footage that you will come across online. It features a diver picking up sea urchins using a metal tool and breaking ...
A new fishing port slated for completion in June will bring huge commercial vessels into the artisanal fishing community of Shimoni, Kenya. Local fishers fear that once the new port comes online, ...
Scientists have identified a new type of visual cell in deep-sea fish that blends the shape and form of rods with the ...