Inside the Ocean’s Nerve Center: How 100 Species Collide on a Single Map

With the 2025 release of the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) interactive map, scientists, conservationists, and ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Sea Center Celebrates Underwater Parks Day with Free Admission for All

Courtesy Underwater Parks Day celebrating marine protected areas (MPAs) will take place Saturday, January 17, 2026.  From ...
thecooldown

Experts warn ongoing crisis at bottom of Pacific Ocean could be a direct threat to thousands of animals: 'One of the largest … studies ever'

Experts at the Natural History Museum detected a 32% drop in deep-sea biodiversity following extensive observation. Researchers took soil samples from the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone over the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Deep-Sea Mining Test in the Pacific Drastically Reduced Biodiversity and Animal Populations

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...
Nature

9,000 metres under the sea: this researcher found the deepest animal ecosystems on Earth

Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing something totally new to science. The vessel’s lights illuminated a thriving ...