Cracking sleep's evolutionary code: Neuron protection traced back to jellyfish and sea anemones

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

Wildlife photographer captures first underwater images of one of the rarest seals in the world

This animal lives so deep within the Antarctic pack ice that its life history is not very well understood,' photographer ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...