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In Texas, An Arid Mountain Of Fossils Was Once A Bustling Reef Ecosystem
S et a time machine to around 275 million years ago and the Guadalupe Mountains would look like another world. Instead of ...
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With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...
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As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
Our love of the ocean runs deep, but yet, we’re in troubled waters
Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.
Colossal squid filmed alive in the ocean for first time 100 years after discovery
Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...
This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea—And It’s a Baby!
The deep sea has always been a realm of mystery, hiding creatures that defy imagination. Among these enigmatic beings is the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), a creature shrouded in myth ...