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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
The expedition also revealed a new species of armoured and iridescent scale worms, called Eulagisca sp. nov., as well as ...
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‘Death Ball Sponge’ and ‘Zombie Worms’ — Researchers Find Never-Before-Seen Species in Southern Ocean
A total of thirty new creatures were discovered during the expedition, scouring seafloor habitats near Montagu and Saunders ...
Scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death-ball” ...
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Southern Ocean Is Building a 'Burp' That Could Reignite Global Warming
In a new paper, climate scientists from Germany predict that when we humans eventually stop releasing greenhouse gases into ...
The ocean is doing its best to soak up excess heat caused by greenhouse emissions, but once humanity (hopefully) achieves a ...
Scientists from The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census made the discovery during two 2025 expeditions with the Schmidt ...
The Southern Ocean can release stored heat during cooling, creating short-term warming. This discovery shows climate recovery ...
An AWI study suggests why the Southern Ocean is still absorbing CO2, defying climate models. Find out how here: ...
A study by the (AWI) offers a possible explanation for why the ocean surrounding Antarctica continues to absorb carbon dioxide, contrary to climate model predictions and despite the ongoing effects of ...
Think back, if you will, to your elementary school geography class. Looking at the world map, there are four recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. Bing, bang, boom; easy. Not ...
Under current warming, the ocean stores heat as deep waters mix with warmer layers above. At the same time, the loss of ...
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