Two comb jellies stunned scientists by merging into one creature
A new paper published in Current Biology has revealed a startling new fact about comb jellies that scientists weren’t expecting. That surprise? The fact that …
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Crazy video shows thousands of sharks asleep on the seafloor, and experts are baffled
A video captured by an underwater robot has scientists scratching their heads. The video, which was captured in Beagle Marine Park in Australia, shows thousands …
Scientists found strange ‘dark oxygen’ on the ocean floor
A new oxygen source found at the bottom of the ocean has scientists scratching their heads. The “dark oxygen,” as some have referred to it, …
Scientists found a new species of long-tailed sea creatures off the coast of Japan
A long-tailed sea creature first caught in 2011 has now been identified as a brand-new species. the specimen was found off the coast of Japan. …
A plastic-eating fungus is cleaning up the ocean better than we are
Amid the layers of microbes surrounding the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists have discovered a plastic-eating fungus called Parengyodontium album, which appears to be eating …
Crazy video shows a rare squid with ‘headlights’ swimming deep in the ocean
Researchers working with the University of Western Australia and Kelpie Geoscience in the UK have shared some fascinating footage of a recent underwater encounter with …
Boaters capture pulse-pounding video of orcas battling sperm whales
A group of tourists in Australia have captured rare footage of two “titans of the sea” clashing against each other. The video showcases how a …
Researchers found a ‘ghost shark’ off the coast of Thailand
The ocean is a terrifying place. Don’t get me wrong, I think it is absolutely beautiful, too, and I plan to enjoy my stint on …
The Atlantic Ocean is being invaded
A research paper claims that the Atlantic Ocean is being invaded and that with the way things are going, we could end up with an …
Mars’s influence on Earth could be causing ‘giant whirlpools’ in the deep ocean
Mars’s influence on Earth may be greater than we thought. In fact, the Red Planet, located over 140 million miles away from Earth, could actually …
Machine learning helped us find more coral reefs
Our world’s coral reefs are much larger than we previously believed. According to a report shared on The Conversation by Mitchell Lyons, a postdoctoral research …
Fossils depict massive ‘terror worms’ that were almost 12 inches long
A group of fossils found in Northern Greenland have painted quite a terrifying picture. If the fossils are accurate, then it is likely that a …
Deep ocean explorers found a megalodon tooth, and it’s gigantic
A new study claims that a megalodon tooth was discovered in the ocean depths in 2022. The tooth, which was found during a three-week expedition …
Deep sea mining could cause undue harm to local jellyfish populations, study suggests
Deep sea mining could pose a danger to local jellyfish populations, a new study suggests. The first-of-its-kind study was conducted by researchers and marine ecologists …
‘Cocaine sharks’ could be chomping on drugs dumped off the coast of Florida
We’ve seen Sharknado and we’ve seen the Cocaine Bear, but now it looks like we may be gearing up for an insane sequel: cocaine sharks. …
The ocean has actually changed color over the past 20 years, according to a surprising new study
The color of the ocean is changing, and it isn’t a good thing. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, color changes …
Scientists found a mysterious ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean
You might think of Earth as a perfectly shaped sphere, especially when you look at the planet’s profile from beyond its atmosphere. Every picture we’ve …
NOAA scientists found mysterious heatwaves at the bottom of the ocean
The bottom of the ocean experiences heatwaves, too. That might seem like common sense, but until recently, scientists weren’t aware that ocean heatwaves spread across …
This hideous 6,000-pound monstrosity is the biggest fish ever caught
A group of researchers in Portugal discovered the largest fish ever found back in 2019. The giant sunfish, which weighed over 6,000 pounds, was dead, …
Mesmerizing animation illustrates how deep the Earth’s oceans are
Earth’s oceans are absolutely terrifying, especially when you stop to think about how unexplored it is and how little we know about the creatures that …
MIT engineers built a crazy wireless underwater camera with no battery
Engineers with MIT have created a wireless, battery-free underwater camera that can operate autonomously for long periods of time. The device, which the engineers detailed …
Scientists found a bizarre new creature that looks like blue goo at the bottom of the ocean
Scientists have discovered a new bizarre underwater creature that looks like a pile of blue goo. The scientists, part of the NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer team, …
These hideous little bugs are invading California and biting people’s feet
Reports of tiny and aggressive isopods have been surfacing in Southern California. The “mini-shark” isopods, known officially as Excirolana chiltoni, or water-line isopods, have reportedly …
These ‘zombie worms’ feed on bones deep in the ocean
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a terrifying zombie worm that lives at the bottom of the deep sea. The worm, officially called Osedax, was …
Scientists stuck cameras on dolphins and captured never-before-seen footage
If you’ve wondered how dolphins eat, you aren’t alone. This month, a new study published in PLOS aims to figure out just that. And to …
Creepy 1.5-foot ‘sea bugs’ were just discovered and they’re pure nightmare fuel
A group of scientists recently trapped a massive isopod in the deep sea off the coast of Mexico. These isopods became famous during observations in …
Rare jellyfish with pulsing body captured on video for the first time in history
The Chirodectes maculatus jellyfish is elusive. So far, there have only been two documented sightings of this particular jellyfish. Now, a group of divers from …
