So exactly how are the deep-sea weirdos doing it? As far as we know, their only source of energy is the amino acid arginine, provided by the host coral alongside other essential nutrients.

A juvenile king crab discovered during a deep-sea coral sampling operation in the Gulf of Mexico has become an internet ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what ...

The miniature crustacean has won hearts online, with the video going viral on social media. The clip has amassed some 9.1 ...

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Severe Cold-Water Bleaching and Mortality of Deep-Water Reef Observed ... detect microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf of ... Sea Surface Temperature Record in the ...

Caption A magnificent coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis, a deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent. Researchers now know the common ancestor of all octocorals likely already had the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shared an image of a cute little “hitchhiker” found while collecting ...

corals display hues ranging from brilliant orange and deep salmon to pale pink and subtle violet. Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” coral reefs are perhaps the greatest, most vibrant ...

I write about the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. A spiraling coral documented at 1419 meters deep on Seamount JF1, within the bounds of the Mar de ... [+] Juan Fernández ...