Exciting New Creatures Discovered on Ocean FloorScientists at the University of Southampton have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs 2.8 kilometers deep in the southwest Indian Ocean.University of Southampton
A. Researchers discovered life in the deepest ocean. B. A new species of snailfish was found at the deepest site on earth. C. Animals are able to survive on the remains of dead animals in the sea. D. The bottom of the Mariana Trench was the deepest site on earth....
Discovery 1 — To survive in the ocean, some animals essentially hide from the light itself, with transparent bodies that all but disappear from view, but it has one potential risk. The creatures’ eyes reflect light, creating a bit of shine that can give away their location to a predator...
This discovery furthers our understanding of the integral role these creatures play in the deep-sea ecosystem and their contribution to overall ocean biodiversity. Glimpse into isopod diversity Isopods, often only a few centimeters long, are a diverse group of crustaceans found in all major ecosyste...
As European ships circled the globe, new species became known, from the porpoise and the dodo to the strange marsupial creatures of Australia. Systematists, like the great Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, created elaborate systems to arrange and sort them, and it was found that whole classes of...
This latest expedition produced images that make it clear how otherworldly the bottom of the ocean is. A sea anemone. (Photo: ©SMARTEX Project, NERC/smartexccz.org) Polymetallic nodules are useful in electronics. They also provide sea creatures with shelter and are a critical part of their ...
“The species is very different from all the deep-sea medusae discovered to date. It’s relatively small, whereas others in this kind of environment are much larger. The bright red coloring of its stomach probably has to do with capturing food,” André Morandini, a study co-author and bio...
One new kind of heart urchin had been discovered in 2014, but only as a skeleton. During this recent dive, the researchers found a living version adorned with pinkish-white spines. Also newly identified is a hot pink and orange sea slug (also called a nudibranch), an inv...
crawl along the ocean floor at staggering depths. It might seem unlikely that one of these species could be missed while in plain sight, but that’s exactly what’s happened, until now. Scientists have discovered a new giant isopod species among the sea creatures held in a Japanese aquarium...
D. Its creatures on it. 2. How did the scientists draw their conclusion? A. They drew the ancient oceans on Mars. B. They found the lost waters of the ancient ocean. C. They discovered signs left by the ancient sea. D. They found evidence by studying areas on earth. 3. What made...