'This is the first footage obtained of a somniosidae [sleeper shark] or any elasmobranch [shark or ray] in situ in the ...
New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras — many of which are already at risk of extinction. Chondrichthyes, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It looked like a shadow at first — but after several minutes, a rare species of deep-sea shark had swum by an underwater camera 54 ...
Researchers have described a new species of deep-sea lanternshark and crab, both with the help of specimens collected from a CSIRO-led 2022 voyage of CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. Called ...
"It's suspected that they use bioluminescence to communicate with each other." This is an Inside Science story. Forget the white whale -- some of the most rarely seen albinos on the planet are ...
The Pygmy Shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the world’s second smallest shark species and one of the species with a high overlap with proposed deep sea mining. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, ...
The marine biologists of the Schmidt Ocean Institute are a busy bunch. Over the last few years, scientists aboard the ...
The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...
The finds were made during a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast in the Gascoyne Marine Park Researchers say the discoveries reveal how little is known about deep-sea life ...
In a stunning glimpse into the mysteries of the deep, scientists have uncovered two new marine species off Western Australia—a glowing lanternshark and a tiny porcelain crab. The discoveries, made ...
Researchers from Australia’s national science agency have identified two previously unknown marine species — a minuscule porcelain crab and a bioluminescent lantern shark — discovered off the Gascoyne ...