Deepsea

Octopuses gather at warm deep-sea site because it speeds up egg hatching

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Thousands of brooding octopus mothers gather at a spot 3200 metres deep off the coast of California because warmer water there dramatically reduces hatching times Life 2 March 2022 By Michael Le Page A cluster of octopuses at Davidson Seamount off the coast of California Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA Thousands of octopus mothers lay and tend … Read more

DNA Shed by Deep-Sea Organisms Reveals a Dark Abyss Teeming With Tiny Life Forms

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Sweeping the ocean floor at hundreds of points throughout the world, researchers have revealed an astonishing diversity of microscopic life thriving in the deepest and darkest parts of our planet.   The sediment collected at each spot was analyzed for environmental DNA (eDNA), which marine animals shed as they go about their lives. While sea … Read more

Deep-sea anglerfish: Unusual species glows with bioluminescent and fluorescent light

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We already knew that anglerfish have light-generating bacteria in their tissues – now it turns out that one species, the Pacific football fish, can also glow by fluorescing green Life 12 January 2022 By Jake Buehler The Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius) William Ludt/Journal of Fish Biology Deep-sea anglerfish illuminate their pitch-black home using a lure … Read more