A team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has produced what may be the strongest evidence yet that the ancient ancestors of all complex life on Earth already had the genes to use ...

A dead whale sinking to the ocean floor creates a unique deep-sea ecosystem.: this whale fall provides food for scavengers, then enriches sediments for other creatures. Finally, bacteria in bones ...

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The expedition aboard RRS Sir David Attenborough is investigating how the trace metals iron and manganese regulate ocean ...

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Portions of the ocean outside territorial waters, including the deep seabed, are formally recognized by the UN Convention on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are thousands of crab species, each with its own unique features. While we think of crabs as beach creatures, there are many ...

There are thousands of crab species, each with its own unique features. While we think of crabs as beach creatures, there are many species that thrive in the deep sea. One example is the yeti crab, ...

Surviving in water more than 10 times as salty as ocean water, Diplolaimelloides woaabi represents a remarkable example of multicellular resilience. The Diplolaimelloides woaabi discovery challenges ...