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Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants."

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‘These unforgettable moments continue to remind us that the Ocean is brimming with mysteries yet to be solved’

In January, the research team also captured a glacial glass squid on camera for the first time.

The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed video of this species in its natural habitat – a 30-centimetre juvenile, at a depth of 600 metres near the…

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.

A “serendipitous” discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems can thrive beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet.

The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).

Groundbreaking discovery of a hidden ecosystem under the seafloor near hydrothermal vents challenges assumptions and reveals diverse marine life.