Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a rainbow of Sharpie colors. Each cup is ...
A research team from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Since the Industrial Revolution, scientists estimate that the ocean has become around 30% more acidic from the uptake of ...
Space may be the final frontier, but there is so much unexplored territory beneath the waves on the ocean! Let’s take a dive into how deep the ocean really is. * The vast majority of marine life lives ...
Ever wonder how deep-sea fish and other animals are able to survive in an environment where the water pressure would kill us humans? Well, the secret lies in a chemical that occurs naturally in their ...
Back in 2020 we told you about the QuenchSea, a foot-pump-powered portable device for desalinating sea water. Well, its makers are back with the QuenchSea Reel, which uses deep-ocean water pressure to ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The bottom of the ocean is cold, dark, and under extreme pressure. It is not a place suited to the physiology of us surface dwellers: At ...
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