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Genome Spotlight: Giant Isopod (Bathynomus jamesi)
The first high-quality genome for a marine isopod may shed light on how this group of crustaceans adapted to the deep, dark depths of the ocean.
Genome Spotlight: Giant Isopod (Bathynomus jamesi)
Genome Spotlight: Giant Isopod (Bathynomus jamesi)

The first high-quality genome for a marine isopod may shed light on how this group of crustaceans adapted to the deep, dark depths of the ocean.

The first high-quality genome for a marine isopod may shed light on how this group of crustaceans adapted to the deep, dark depths of the ocean.

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Deep Sea Microbes Produce Graphite-like Carbon
Chloe Tenn | Nov 11, 2021 | 2 min read
The first evidence of biologically produced elemental carbon inspires more questions than answers.  
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Hagfish Slime Cells Tailored to Deter Predation
Chloe Tenn | Sep 28, 2021 | 5 min read
The Scientist spoke with Chapman University’s Yu Zeng about his lab’s finding that the slime-producing cells of the slippery marine fish vary with the creature’s size, which may be an adaptation to thwart different predators.
Deep-Sea Jelly Reignites Debate on Remote Species Identification
Max Kozlov | Mar 1, 2021 | 4 min read
Researchers say they have discovered a novel species of comb jelly using video footage, but they couldn’t recover a physical specimen. Is that enough?
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For Mates to Fuse Bodies, Some Anglerfish Have Lost Immune Genes
Katarina Zimmer | Jul 30, 2020 | 6 min read
In most vertebrates, the absence of adaptive immunity would be catastrophic, but in some deep-sea angler fish species, it enables their “wild” and “wacky” mating habits.
Image of the Day: Vampire Squid
Emily Makowski | Sep 11, 2019 | 1 min read
The unusual cephalopod was spotted on a recent underwater research expedition.
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Image of the Day: Invisible Weapons
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 6, 2019 | 1 min read
See a close-up of the deep-sea dragonfish’s transparent teeth.
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This Deep-Sea Fish Has the Most Types of Opsins Among Vertebrates
Katarina Zimmer | May 9, 2019 | 4 min read
The silver spinyfin has an extraordinary diversity of rod photopigments, which researchers propose may allow it to see color in the deep, dark sea.
wood-boring clam
Image of the Day: Not What You Think
Carolyn Wilke | Apr 4, 2019 | 2 min read
Newly discovered and rather phallic-looking clams dwell at the bottom of the ocean and are some of only a few animals known to eat wood.  

Lantern in the Dark
Jim Daley | Jul 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Lanternfish evolution provides unique insights into how deep-sea species might respond to commercial fishing.
Oh, Captain
The Scientist | Jun 30, 2018 | 1 min read
Meet Cindy Van Dover, a deepsea explorer and the first female to pilot Alvin, the submersible that has ferried researchers into some of the ocean's deepest depths.
Starfish in the Deep Sea Can See
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 6, 2018 | 3 min read
A study of 13 starfish species reveals that even animals that live at depths where sunlight doesn’t reach have functioning eyes.
Image of the Day: Deep Sea Fangs
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Dec 1, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists are taking a close look at fish skeletons for inspiration to solve engineering problems. 
Image of the Day: Eyes from the DeepĀ 
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Nov 15, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists have discovered a new type of eye cell in a deep-sea fish species.
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