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The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) finally acquired the required number of ratification votes by United Nations member states.

The Conversation

'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina

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

LiveScience

Lizard matchmaking and decoupling: Positive environmental stories from 2025

Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year's most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate.

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Coral gardens and volcano vents: See what scientists found in the icy depths of the Southern Ocean

The mission was so remote that often the closest humans to the vessel were on the International Space Station.

Euronews

Colossal squid filmed alive for first time since its discovery a century ago

The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured rare footage of the juvenile near the South Sandwich Islands.

Evening Standard

Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

A young Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the heaviest invertebrate on earth, was filmed in the Atlantic Ocean

The Guardian - US

Elusive colossal squid finally caught on camera 100 years after discovery in world 1st footage — and it's tiny

A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ever, a century after it was first identified by scientists.

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Stunned scientists capture first video of colossal squid in the deep

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

The Independent UK

World’s most elusive squid? Scientists just filmed colossal squid alive for the first time

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

Euronews

A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep

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 Conversation

'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg

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

LiveScience

Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow

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

Euronews

Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloor

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

LiveScience

Underworld Of Animal Life Discovered Beneath Seafloor

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

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Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet

Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands.

The Guardian - UK

Dragons, sea toads and the longest creature ever seen found on undersea peaks off South America

Underwater mountains are biodiversity hotspots and researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science. How much more has yet to be discovered?

LiveScience

Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals

An expedition to the Salas y Gómez Ridge off Rapa Nui in the Pacific Ocean documented 160 species that were not previously known to inhabit the region, including 50 that are new to science.

LiveScience

City-size seamount triple the height of world's tallest building discovered via gravitational anomalies

Researchers found and mapped four seamounts in the deep sea off the coast of Peru and Chile. The tallest of these new peaks rises around 1.5 miles above the seafloor.

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Scientists Discover Four New Octopus Species, And The Images Are Otherworldly

Octopuses are so tenta-cool! The post Scientists Discover Four New Octopus Species, And The Images Are Otherworldly first appeared on Bored Panda.

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5 stories making science news this week: A T. rex saga and massive solar flare

Jan. 7, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Black-eyed squid dragging thousands of eggs like a cape captured in video off Costa Rica

Scientists have filmed one of the only squids known to brood their eggs — the black-eyed squid — swimming with thousands of unhatched offspring suspended from hooks on its arms.

LiveScience

10 mind-boggling deep sea discoveries in 2023

Scientists have made some intriguing discoveries exploring the deep sea this year. Here are some of our favorites.

The Independent UK

Underwater mountain twice height of Burj Khalifa discovered off coast of Guatemala

The giant structure is 5,249ft (1,600m) tall and covers 14 square km

LiveScience

Seamount twice the size of world's tallest building discovered 'hidden under the waves'

Scientists aboard the Falkor (too) research vessel have documented, for the first time, an extinct volcano towering 5,250 feet above the seabed in international waters in the Pacific Ocean.

LiveScience

Pristine coral reefs discovered near Galápagos Islands are thousands of years old and teeming with life

Scientists on a 30-day expedition off the coast of Ecuador have mapped two coral reefs and two seamounts more than 1,000 feet beneath the ocean surface.

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