Deep Sea
Researchers have identified a mysterious golden orb discovered more than two miles underwater in the Gulf of Alaska as the remains of a giant deep-sea anemone. The object, collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition, puzzled experts for over two years until advanced DNA analysis provided the answer. The finding highlights the ongoing mysteries of deep-ocean life.
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Researchers have discovered 24 previously unknown species of deep-sea amphipods in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the central Pacific Ocean, including an entirely new superfamily. The findings, detailed in a ZooKeys special issue published on March 24, highlight previously unknown branches of life in one of Earth's least explored ecosystems. The work advances efforts to catalog biodiversity amid growing interest in deep-sea mining.