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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

Dozens of new species, including carnivorous 'death ball' sponge, discovered in Southern Ocean

The expedition also revealed a new species of armoured and iridescent scale worms, called Eulagisca sp. nov., as well as ...

Is a new ocean forming in Africa?

The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

A New Predator Has Emerged From the Deepest, Darkest Part of the Ocean

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...
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Deep-sea creature with 18 ‘dark yellow eggs’ caught in Japan. It’s a new species

Scientists off Japan found a deep-sea creature with 18 “dark yellow eggs” and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Thousands of feet down off the coast of Japan swam a pink ...