Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it
[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...
Antarctic 'Hoff crab' males grow bigger claws to compete for mates around hot vents
New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...
Beijing approves construction of first South China Sea deepwater ‘space station’
Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.
Deep beneath Outokumpu: Smelly volatile organic compounds could reveal new insights into carbon cycle
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are known to be contaminants originating in industrial processes and materials, as well as ...
Black-eyed creatures — with full stomachs — found as new species in depths of Pacific
Eelpouts are primarily bottom-dwelling species, found in deep trenches or around hydrothermal vents in some of the planet’s ...
Could Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Be Hiding Clues to Alien Life?
Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...
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Outokumpu's bedrock reveals a smelly surprise
Volatile organic compounds (VOC), usually associated with poor indoor air, were discovered in Finland in a borehole more than two kilometres deep. Previously, groundwater dating back tens of millions ...
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SETI Institute Names First Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellow
The SETI Institute awarded the first Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship to Dr. Anastasia Yanchilina. Yanchilina will focus ...
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Humanity’s Best Chance of Sampling Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Thwarted By Physics
Space agencies and billionaires are still mostly focused on Mars. However, if life exists beyond the Earth but within the ...
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Challenges in Searching for Life in Alien Waters: The Enceladus Problem
Could finding life in alien oceans be harder than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes | Space ...
Scientists seek to tempt aliens out of hiding with chemical in blood
These and other discoveries have left scientists wondering if any off-world amino acids might have once helped life evolve ...