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“It’s blue!” Deep-sea scientists discover exciting new species in the Galápagos | Discover Wildlife

Microeledone galapagensis, a tiny blue octopus, is new to science

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Divers Found a Lost Shipwreck So Remarkably Preserved, They Couldn’t Believe Its Age

The two-masted schooner was fully intact—a rarity in Great Lakes shipwreck finds.

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These Newly Discovered Snailfish Get Bumpy, Dark, and Sleek in the Deep Sea

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Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour confirmed to be in waters off Rhode Island after decades of research

The location of the HMS Endeavour, a lost ship belonging to 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook, has been confirmed as Rhode Is

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Pyrosomes and salps are pelagic (free-swimming) tunicates or sea squirts. All species are open ocean animals that rarely come close to shore, and all are colonial, although many salps can also be solitary. Pyrosomes are colonies of tiny animals that form hollow tubes sealed at one end - the long tube species in the first part of the video is giant pyrosome, Pyrostremma spinosum - this one is only about 15m long but it can reach 30m in length! Pyrosomes get their name (Pyro = fire + soma = body) from their ability to emit light (bioluminescence) - colonies can glow or flash light at night, particularly if touched. Salps have much larger individuals than pyrosomes, individuals pump water through themselves. Colonies are formed of chains of individuals. Salps can form very high densities under good conditions, and are an important oceanic food source for fish.

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Orion Magazine - Deep Intellect

An exploration of animal intelligence and the incredible mind of the octopus.

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wherein the previously featured octogenarian octopus whisperer makes an appearance

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The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life

Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which c

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Lioconcha Hieroglyphica is officially my favorite mollusc

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The Environmental Threat You’ve Never Heard Of | Hakai Magazine

It’s called coastal darkening, and scientists are just beginning to explore it.

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Deep Sea Exploration in the Ningaloo Canyons Unveils Gripping Footage of Undiscovered Aquatic Life

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Winners of the 2019 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest

Some of the top images from the 16 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition.

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Whale Fall Actively Devoured by Scavengers at Davidson Seamount | Nautilus Live

During the final dive of this year’s Nautilus expedition season, our team discovered a whale fall while exploring Davidson Seamount off central California’s ...

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Scientists are dropping dead alligators into the darkest depths of the Gulf to see what bites

Louisiana scientists are using alligator carcasses to better understand the Gulf of Mexico's darkest depths.