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Close-up of Asbestopluma monticola carnivorous sponge

Carnivorous Sponges & the Rules the Deep Sea Br...

Donna Recor

Four New Killer Sponges: Carnivorous Adaptations in the Deep Sea Deadly deep-sea predators that trap and digest tiny crustaceans, flipping the script on sponge feeding. Arthur here. Today’s headline: four...

Carnivorous Sponges & the Rules the Deep Sea Br...

Donna Recor

Four New Killer Sponges: Carnivorous Adaptations in the Deep Sea Deadly deep-sea predators that trap and digest tiny crustaceans, flipping the script on sponge feeding. Arthur here. Today’s headline: four...

Vampire squid drifting in the deep sea with cloak-like webbing and large glowing eyes

The Vampire Squid from Hell (That Isn’t a Squid)

Donna Recor

The Vampire Squid from Hell (That Isn’t a Squid) A gentle deep-sea oddball with the most dramatic name in the ocean. Arthur here. Today’s headline: the vampire squid from hell...

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The Vampire Squid from Hell (That Isn’t a Squid)

Donna Recor

The Vampire Squid from Hell (That Isn’t a Squid) A gentle deep-sea oddball with the most dramatic name in the ocean. Arthur here. Today’s headline: the vampire squid from hell...

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Sargassum mat floating offshore, a golden nursery habitat for fish, crabs, and young sea turtles

Sargassum: The Floating Cities of the Sea

Donna Recor

Sargassum: The Floating Cities of the Sea A golden rainforest that can be paradise offshore — and chaos onshore. Arthur here. Today’s headline: sargassum — free-floating brown algae that forms...

Sargassum: The Floating Cities of the Sea

Donna Recor

Sargassum: The Floating Cities of the Sea A golden rainforest that can be paradise offshore — and chaos onshore. Arthur here. Today’s headline: sargassum — free-floating brown algae that forms...

Flamboyant Cuttlefish Display

Ocean Oddities: Nature’s Strangest Surprises

Donna Recor

Ocean Oddities: Nature’s Strangest Surprises They glow, they vanish, they live inside others. These aren’t sea creatures — they’re sea mysteries.

Ocean Oddities: Nature’s Strangest Surprises

Donna Recor

Ocean Oddities: Nature’s Strangest Surprises They glow, they vanish, they live inside others. These aren’t sea creatures — they’re sea mysteries.

Modern shark swimming through blue ocean water with sunlight rays

Sharks Are Older Than Trees

Donna Recor

Sharks were cruising Earth’s oceans before the first true trees rose on land — and the real ocean lesson is the sea holds the deepest chapters of life’s story.

Sharks Are Older Than Trees

Donna Recor

Sharks were cruising Earth’s oceans before the first true trees rose on land — and the real ocean lesson is the sea holds the deepest chapters of life’s story.

Pistol shrimp with enlarged snapping claw

Pistol Shrimp Snap Cannon: Ocean’s Loud Little ...

Donna Recor

Pistol Shrimp Snap Cannon: Ocean’s Loud Little Hunter A tiny pistol shrimp creates a cavitation bubble with a snapping claw, stunning prey with sound and shockwaves. Arthur breaks down the...

Pistol Shrimp Snap Cannon: Ocean’s Loud Little ...

Donna Recor

Pistol Shrimp Snap Cannon: Ocean’s Loud Little Hunter A tiny pistol shrimp creates a cavitation bubble with a snapping claw, stunning prey with sound and shockwaves. Arthur breaks down the...