‘Bright’-eyed sea creature with ‘long’ tongue turns out to be new species in India
Tamil short-tail congers live on the “sandy bottom of shallow waters” and are “carnivores, mostly (feeding) on small ...
‘Metallic’ creature that turns prey into zombie surrogate for babies is a new species
The new species out of China is known to lock its prey away, alive but paralyzed, until its young have hatched.
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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
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Endangered Sea Stars Make Splashy Debut at Shedd, Where Researchers Are Working to Save the Species From Extinction
A group of microscopic sunflower sea star larva arrived at Shedd Aquarium last year and have been bulking up behind the ...
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Scientists Race To Identify Deep-Sea Species Amid Growing Mining Interest
They range from tiny worms in the muddy sediment, to floating sponges tethered to the rocks like aquatic balloons and a giant ...
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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...
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"Guitar shark" among the 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
Credit: Peter Stahlschmidt /The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census Sea Star: Tylaster sp. Found at 2770m to 3575m in the Arctic's Jøtul Vent Field, east of Greenland, this is the second species ...
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New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish species on brink of extinction: 'Crucial for the future'
"The implications of our study go beyond the sunflower sea star." New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish ...
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Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can Remember
It started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...
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Ocean Census discovers over 800 new marine species, including rare guitar shark
The Ocean Census has discovered over 800 new marine species, including the rare guitar shark, through global expeditions and collaborative efforts.
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‘Camouflage’ creature — half-hidden in streams — is a new species in Brazil. See it
Mângia, et al (2025) Journal of Vertebrate Biology Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. → 6-foot-long sea creature — with ...