By now, the millions of people around the world who followed the saga of a mother orca carrying her dead calf know the endangered southern-resident orca whales exclusively eat chinook salmon. But what do the chinook eat?
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2018
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It happened once before, and it could happen again.
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2018
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Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth of ocean that it inhabits.
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2018
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A team of researchers with the University of Tübingen in Germany has found an example of a fish that is able to control light reflected from organs next to its pupils—a form of photolocation. In their paper published in ...
Do bugs gross you out? You haven't seen anything yet. To get some really weird creatures, you've got to look in the deep sea.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2017
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The deep sea is the largest contiguous habitat on the earth, covering two thirds of the earth's surface and averaging over 3.5 kilometers deep. Because most deep-ocean waters are connected, many species of deep-sea animals ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2016
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Strange creatures are visiting our shores each summer.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2015
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Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on August 27 have evidence in support of a clearly defined depth limit for deep-sea fishing in Europe. The findings come just as the European Union considers ...
Ecology
Aug 27, 2015
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A deep sea fish that is one of the most common vetebrates on the planet has eyesight comparable to a middle-aged human, research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2014
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A research team with members from Spain, Argentina and Italy has found that intense deep sea trawling cuts seafloor biodiversity in half. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team ...
