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New species of 'spiral poo worms' found in the Atlantic

They could be mistaken for exotic blooms, but the colorful creatures captured in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean actually belong to a family of recently discovered acorn worms.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First underwater observatory live online

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists, including those from the Natural History Museum, have developed the world's first underwater observatory connected to the internet.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Climate change study warns against one-off experiments

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change research conducted by the University of Aberdeen and Marine Scotland Science highlights the risks of conducting an experiment only once.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

New creatures from the deep identified

(PhysOrg.com) -- Strange deep sea creatures discovered by Aberdeen researchers have been confirmed as three new species previously unknown to science.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Life photographed at Europe's deepest point

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aberdeen scientists have photographed for the first time fish and shrimps at Europe’s deepest point -- 5111 meters or 3.2 miles deep below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New shrimp named after scientist

It’s a new species of shrimp and it’s been named Princaxelia jamiesoni after the University of Aberdeen scientist who discovered it in trenches at the bottom of the North West Pacific Ocean.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study gives new insights into links between estuary creatures and ecosystem

(PhysOrg.com) -- Creatures that live in the muddy sediments of estuaries have given Aberdeen scientists new insights into how critical the relationship between organisms, and the structure of the habitat they live in, is ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover new species in one of world's deepest ocean trenches

Scientists investigating in one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches -- previously thought to be void of fish -- have discovered an entirely new species.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 17, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (36) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Marine scientists return with rare creatures from the deep

Scientists have just returned from a voyage with samples of rare animals and more than 10 possible new species in a trip which they say has revolutionised their thinking about deep-sea life in the Atlantic ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Deep-sea fish stocks threatened

(PhysOrg.com) -- Commercial fishing in the north-east Atlantic could be harming deep-sea fish populations a kilometre below the deepest reach of fishing trawlers, according to a 25-year study published on ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Deepest living fishes caught on camera for the first time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over their bait, nearly five miles (7700 metres) beneath the surface ...

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created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (32) | comments 3

Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish

A sharp eyed marine scientist who spotted six strange fish during a deep sea research expedition has been rewarded for trusting her instincts.

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created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 0


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