From Deep Sea to Shore: A rare purple sea snail shell washed up on a California beach

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.
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Scientists Find Mysterious, Life-Rich Ecosystem Nearly 12,000 Feet Beneath Greenland Sea

An expert said that this discovery 'rewrites the playbook for Arctic deep-sea ecosystems and carbon cycling.' ...
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Pink sea anemone that 'builds a home' for hermit crabs discovered off Japan's deep-sea coast

Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone that builds shell-like "homes" for hermit crabs—an extraordinary case of ...
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Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it

Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

As Interest in Deep-Sea Mining Grows, Scientists Raise Alarms About the Possible Ecological Consequences

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.
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A new pink sea anemone that “builds a home” for hermit crabs discovered off Japan’s deep-sea coast

Kumamoto University-led team identifies Paracalliactis tsukisome sp. nov., revealing a rare example of co-evolution in the deep sea Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions ...