Maxime Marquette
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28 unknown species discovered in Argentina's unexplored deep sea
Off the coast of Argentina, in areas of the continental shelf and ocean slope that had never before been directly explored by
Every Coral Hosts Microbes With Unsuspected Medical Potential
Did you know that every coral species harbors its own communities of specialized microbes, most of which have never before been studied
A Never-Before-Seen Sparkling Worm Discovered off California
Did you know that American researchers have recently identified, off the coast of California, a brand-new species of marine worm never before
A Strange Carnivorous Sponge Discovered in the Frozen Southern Ocean
Did you know that researchers have just identified nearly thirty new species in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding the
The Mariana Trench Is So Deep the Everest Would Vanish Inside It
Did you know that the deepest known point in the world's oceans lies in the Mariana Trench, in the western Pacific Ocean?
A 450-Million-Year-Old Jellyfish Fossil Found in Quebec
Did you know that researchers have unearthed, about 50 kilometers northeast of Quebec City, a jellyfish fossil nearly 450 million years old?
The Mystery of the Deep-Sea Golden Sphere Is Finally Solved
The deep sea regularly delivers riddles of this kind, but few manage to captivate both specialists in abyssal biology and a general
Complex Ecosystems Discovered 10 Kilometers Beneath the Ocean
Did you know that complex ecosystems can exist nearly 10 kilometers beneath the ocean's surface, in zones once thought completely sterile? A
The Deepest Whale Graveyard Ever Found, at 6,789 Meters
Did you know that at the very bottom of the Indian Ocean lies a genuine whale necropolis millions of years old? An