Imagine descending into the abyss where sunlight has never touched the ocean floor, and encountering a creature so alien that it seems plucked from another planet. The deep sea harbors mysteries that challenge everything we thought we knew about life on Earth. Among these enigmatic beings lurks one that defies conventional biology with features so ...
Exploring the depths of the Earth’s vast oceans reveals a world full of wonder and mystery, especially within regions like Indonesia’s Coral Triangle. This extraordinary area isn’t just a feast for the eyes with its breathtaking beauty; it’s also a crucial biodiversity hotspot teeming with a myriad of deep-sea creatures, some of which are found ...
In the lightless waters of the mid-ocean, there swims a fish that looks like a living periscope. Its head is a clear dome, and inside that dome sit two emerald tubes that swivel like twin telescopes. For decades, this animal was a rumor backed by damaged specimens and grainy notes from old trawls. Then remote ...
Far beneath the ocean’s sunlit surface, in crushing darkness and near-freezing temperatures, lurks a creature once thought to be a rarity of the deep. Alicella gigantea, the world’s largest amphipod, a shrimp-like crustacean that grows up to 34 cm (13.4 inches) long has long been considered an elusive oddity. But groundbreaking new research reveals this ...
