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A new bubblegum coral named from a Nazca Ridge seamount solves a century-old puzzle: how do corals with no skeleton grow so large? The secret is chitin — the same molecule in crab shells — woven through the colony like stitching in a pole-less tent.
Fresh reporting on a deep-ocean survey near Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands shows how 22 remote seamounts are helping scientists read one of the Indian Ocean’s richest hidden ecosystems. With 1,059 taxonomic groups logged, 149 species new to science, and shark teeth spanning millions of years, the story feels less like a list of odd creatures and more like a map of how life travels in the deep.
A 35-day Atlantic expedition has turned one of the ocean’s least explored transform-fault zones into a vivid new map of vents, shrimp, black smokers, and deep-sea surprise. The Doldrums discovery is a joyful reminder that careful exploration still finds whole living worlds.
Far below the southeastern Indian Ocean, the Diamantina Zone has revealed one of the deepest known whale-fall ecosystems ever recorded. Ancient bones, living brittle stars, and a newly named extinct whale are all part of the same remarkable deep-sea story.
Two rare sightings have given scientists their first clear look at goblin sharks alive where they truly live. The footage adds new depth, new Pacific locations, and a fresh reason to stay curious about the least-seen parts of the ocean.
A joyful year of Ocean Census expeditions has added 1,121 newly discovered marine species to science, from ghost sharks to glass-castle worms. Here is how modern ocean teams turn deep-sea glimpses into real names, useful data, and everyday wonder.
A new marine-science study shows how intense pressure can squeeze carbon and nitrogen from sinking “marine snow,” giving deep-ocean microbes a surprising meal far below the sunlit sea.
A Japan deep-sea expedition has confirmed 38 new species, including two tiny worms living inside a translucent glass sponge. For Andaman readers, it is a bright reminder that the ocean still holds elegant surprises far below the waves.
A single expedition off Brazil discovered more than thirty species never seen before — in just fourteen days. The secret? A squid microscope, laser scanners, and onboard DNA sequencing that turned decades of waiting into days of wonder.
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