Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea critters, including sea stars, scaleworms and limpets. NOAA Ocean Exploration. The deep sea is the large ...
The marine biologists of the Schmidt Ocean Institute are a busy bunch. Over the last few years, scientists aboard the ...
Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.
The vessel's powerful light beams can be used to elicit the display of light called bioluminescence that many deep-sea animals produce - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE ...
We turn now to the ocean with NPR's Short Wave podcast. This story plays out in the midnight zone, which is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface... (SOUNDBITE OF SUBMARINE MOVING) MA: ...Even ...