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

Researchers have discovered 30 previously unknown deep-sea species in the remote ocean surrounding Antarctica, they announced ...
Discover Magazine

The Rarest Ocean Animal and 6 Other Elusive Creatures That Mysteriously Lurk Below

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're ...

Dozens of new species, including '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 ...
AZ Animals

This Tiny Shrimp’s Snap Is One of the Loudest Sounds in the Ocean

Snapping shrimp are mostly solitary, with some species working together in colonies. Read here to learn about how their ...
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'Functionally extinct': Heat wave left Florida coral species on brink

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's ...

2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help ...

Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures

Recent record-breaking ocean temperatures have killed off so many elkhorn and staghorn corals, they are on the verge of disappearing completely, scientists have found.