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ocean-exploration
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english.radio.czscience3 days ago
Researchers Find Whale Skeletons 2400 Meters Deeper Than Prior Records West of Australia
Scientists aboard a deep-sea submersible recorded multiple whale skeletons at record depth in 2023. The expedition produced the largest known collection of such remains on the sea floor.
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rte.ieworld26 days ago
Scientists Identify New Blue Octopus Species Near Galapagos Islands
Researchers from the Charles Darwin Foundation found a previously unknown octopus species at approximately 5,900 feet near Darwin Island. The discovery was confirmed through CT scans and published in the journal Zootaxa.
Newsweekworld59 days ago
NOAA Identifies Mysterious Golden Orb as Remnant of Giant Deep-Sea Anemone
Scientists have determined that a golden object discovered in the Gulf of Alaska in 2023 is the remnant base of a Relicanthus daphneae anemone. The four-inch-wide structure, found at a depth of 3,250 meters, consists of dead tissue once anchoring the creature to the seafloor. Det…