Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h
Odd-Looking Blue Creatures Are Washing Up in Large Groups on California’s Beaches Once Again
Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...
ZME Science on MSN4d
Evolution just keeps creating the same deep-ocean mutation
A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...
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Beware of jellyfish on South Carolina beaches: What to look out for this season
If you've been for a stroll along some Lowcountry beaches in recent weeks, you may have come across a few jellyfish washed up ...
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Thriving Ecosystem of Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered After Iceberg Detached Serendipitously from Antarctica
Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly ...
Antarctic iceberg collapse reveals strange tentacled creatures lurking below
An iceberg break-off in Antarctica led to the unexpected discovery of a thriving marine ecosystem beneath the George VI Ice ...
Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica
Species that exhibit deep-sea gigantism include the colossal squid, the big red jellyfish, the deepwater stingray, and the blob octopus. Scientists theorise that these species grow so big because cold ...
ScienceAlert on MSN7d
Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem
A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a ...