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Stingrays’ bulging eyes and mouths make them much faster swimmers

2 September 2021

Stingrays have protruding eyes and mouths, which seem like they would make swimming less efficient, but they actually create vortices that let the rays swim faster

Stealthy marine robot begins studying mysterious deep-water life

16 June 2021

Every day, countless deep-dwelling ocean animals rise to the surface to feed, speeding the transfer of carbon to the deep ocean – a robot has now begun to study the creatures

Deep-sea snailfish repairs its DNA to survive 7 km below the surface

13 May 2021

To survive 7000 metres below the surface of the sea, the Yap hadal snailfish has evolved advanced mechanisms for repairing its DNA and safeguarding its proteins

The Deep-Sea Podcast review: The mind-boggling mysteries of the deep

28 April 2021

The deep sea has a reputation for being more mysterious than the moon, but that's changing. A new podcast delves into the latest news from the depths

The Brilliant Abyss review: A fascinating tour of the ocean’s depths

10 March 2021

There is an abundance of weird and wonderful life in the depths of the sea – and The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales is an excellent introduction to it

Diving Deep review: The amazing life of marine film-maker Mike deGruy

20 January 2021

The late Mike deGruy filmed iconic underwater footage that wowed audiences, drawing the admiration of David Attenborough and James Cameron. A fond documentary by his wife reveals the real man

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

15 April 2020

An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed - including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles

Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

25 March 2020

A shrimp-like creature found 6 kilometres down in the Pacific Ocean’s deepest trench has been named Eurythenes plasticus after the microplastics found in its gut