Coral
The Peculiar Case of South African Cold-Water Corals
All about the complexity and diversity of deep-sea corals!
Tag: deep sea
deep sea Ocean Exploration
Exploring the Deep Sea Like a Native
Researchers have begun to explore the deep sea by seeing it through the eyes of the predators that roam the…
deep sea
Dark Oxygen : The Ocean’s Deep Dark Secret
No photosynthesis? No problem! Oxygen can be produced in the deep ocean too.
deep sea
The Brutal Ballet of Deep Sea Shark Mating Rituals
The markings left on these giant deep sea sharks offer a glimpse of their elusive mating behavior.
deep sea Evolution
Bioluminescence Turns 540 Million Years Old
Octocorals are found to be the oldest glowing animals on the planet!
deep sea
Borrowing from the Abyss: Deep Sea Fish Inspire Next-Gen Tech
This technology is designed like a deep-sea fish - and it’s amazing scientists with what it can do.
deep sea engineerings
Seeing STARs: Using Robotics to Explore the Deep Sea
Deep sea exploration has become more accessible with new underwater robot technology.
Coral deep sea
A Long-Distance Relationship : Deep Sea Corals and the Ocean Surface
Temporal changes in food production and tidal currents in the surface ocean affect feeding behaviour of deep sea corals.
deep sea Ocean Exploration
Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna
The deep-sea is warming like the rest of the world. What does this mean for the fish that live there?
Coral deep sea
Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
deep sea
Lifestyles of the world’s extreme limpets
These mollusks are thriving, not surviving at deep sea vents under the Arctic ice - how did they get there?
Ecology
What does the Amazon Rainforest and the deep ocean have in common?
Cutting down trees in the Amazon affects more than just land animals. What does it mean for the deep ocean?
deep sea
The Deep Sink: micropollutants in the deep sea
A recent literature survey highlights how even the deepest areas of the ocean are prone to the harmful effects of…
deep sea Microbiology
Enigmatic microorganisms from the depths
Magneto might be happy to find about this recently discovered magnetic microorganism from the deep sea
deep sea
See ya later, alligator! The cycle of life for alligators in the deep sea
Scientists sank an alligator to the depths of the Gulf to see what snaps
Biological oceanography
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marine Snow
Did you know that it snows in the ocean? How tiny ocean particles impact Earth’s climate.
deep sea
Taking a long, hard look at a classic deep-sea theory
Diversity is lower where there is less food: a fundamental deep-sea ecology theory. Is this true everywhere in the deep…
Ocean Acidification
A story of sacrifice in the deep sea
A recent study finds that certain seashells dissolve themselves to preserve their shelled siblings, with implications for Earth’s climate.
deep sea
The deep-sea paradox: a vast desert-like habitat teeming with microscopic diversity
Animals smaller than a grain of sand dominate the diversity on Earth, especially in the world’s largest biome: the deep…
Behavior
Cookiecutter sharks chomp on everything, everywhere
From deep-sea crabs to large apex predators near the surface, nothing seems to escape the sharp jaws of cookiecutter sharks.