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The Pacific Ocean's phenomenal creatures
Hydrophiinae The Pacific Ocean’s sea snakes, also known as coral reef snakes, are long and colorful. They are one of the ...
"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...
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Scientists Find a 'Muppet'-Like Creature Under Pacific Ocean — Then, They Took a Closer Look
The sinister-looking black creature depicted shapeshifting abilities by first morphing its mouth into a balloon and then ...
Mobulas, an Aquatic Wonder of the Gulf of California, Are Disappearing
Conservationists are determined to protect the magnificent rays of the Pacific—whether that’s tracking them with acoustic tags or flying drones, or through exposing the black market for their meat and ...
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Researchers Come Across an Unexpected Animal Ecosystem Thriving Under the Seafloor
New discovery of a fragile ecosystem beneath undersea volcano leaves researchers baffled. They fear it may be vulnerable to ...
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‘Large’-eyed sea creature — with ‘canine-like’ teeth — discovered as new species
Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Near an island in the South Pacific Ocean, a bright red sea creature ... but something about the animal caught the attention of nearby scientists.
Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
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The origins of ocean 'dead zones'
Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive ... Today’s largest open ocean dead zone, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, emerged eight million years ...