The 'ugly' blobfish doesn't look like this—when it's underwater
So, blobfish don’t really look like melting ice cream in their natural environment. Underwater, they’re shaped like tadpoles: ...
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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
Mechanics of bioluminescence in rare Red Sea fish revealed
Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence—the biological production of light—is one of ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.
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This Mysterious Fish Became a Viral Phenomenon. Here's Why.
In February, researchers from conservation organization Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometers off the coast of Tenerife ...
Peruvian fisherman rescued after 95 days at sea survived on diet of cockroaches, fish and turtle blood
A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again ...
Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...
Martin Sheen Takes on the 'Mass Slaughter' of Home Aquariums with New Doc: 'Powerful Wake-Up Call' (Exclusive)
The West Wing' star Martin Sheen produced the new documentary 'Aquariums: The Dark Hobby', which shines a light on the death of exotic fish, the reef and the ocean because of the home-aquarium trade.
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Sea lions in Southern California sick from domoic acid poisoning
Handfuls of California sea lions are getting sick from domoic acid poisoning that stems from algae. If you haven't heard of ...