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网页2019年1月6日 — Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm. Osedax worms, or the ‘bone eating’ worms are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. The “bone devourer” is not quite accurate as the worms…. Delivery of ocean science as it occurs through the eyes of 7 scientists: all the …
The Hidden World of Extreme Ocean Depths: Life and Pressures in …
网页2023年12月11日 — The highest known pressure in the deep oceans coincides with the maximum known depth in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep. The actual maximum depth of Challenger Deep is disputed. The deepest reported measurement was by a Russian research vessel at 11,034 m. The International Hydrographic Organization adopted 10,924 in 1993,
How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
网页Exploring the depths of the ocean reveals a fascinating array of life forms, showcasing the incredible adaptability of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to high-pressure environments. Even in the Challenger Deep, where pressures exceed 110 MPa, microbial life thrives. Interestingly, several large multicellular organisms have been ...
From Depths Unknown: Deciphering the Origins of Deep-Sea …
网页2023年12月28日 — The deep sea host a remarkably high diversity of life, a realm teeming with an astonishing array of species with a vast set of adaptations that allow them to survive in this inhospitable environment. However, the origins of this incredible biodiversity remain a compelling mystery. The fossil record hints at a trend of shallow origins
Mapping the Human Wakeprint - Deep Sea News
网页2024年1月8日 — Despite the evident reliance of humanity on the vast global ocean—where a staggering 1 billion individuals rely on it as their primary food source, where 260 million people find employment in marine fisheries, where 80% of global trade is facilitated by sea routes, where 30% of the world’s oil is extracted offshore, and where sectors like wind energy, aquaculture, and mining are rapidly ...
The Inside Story of the Titan Submersible | Deep Sea News
网页2024年6月13日 — A great bit of writing and journalism at Wired on the avoidable Titan submersible incident. "A trove of tens of thousands of internal OceanGate emails, documents, and photographs provided exclusively to WIRED by anonymous sources sheds new light on Titan’s development, from its initial design and manufacture through its first deep-sea operations.
Norway Moves to Mine Deep Sea
网页2024年1月1日 — Earlier this year [2023], the [Norway] government suggested opening more than 280,000 square kilometers of the country's territorial waters to deep-sea mining. The plan has the broad backing of the four major parties, including the opposition, and is expected to pass in a final vote on January 9. Green activists, scientists, fishermen and investors, as well as neighbors
Life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures | Deep Sea …
网页2012年3月28日 — A second way to think about it is that 1,100 ATM is about the same as the peak pressure that occurs in the chamber of a handgun for a fraction of a second after the bullet fires. Unlike the gun, however, the pressure in Challenger Deep is sustained and pervasive. It’s like living in a moment frozen in time, inside an explosion.
Holy Glowing Sea Cucumbers! - Deep Sea News
网页Research by Manabu Bessho-Uehara, Jerrome Mallefet, and Steven Haddock have cast light on the bioluminescent secrets of sea cucumbers. Documenting not only 42 known species of glowing sea cucumbers but also six independent evolutions of bioluminescence within the sea cucumber lineage. The earliest illuminated sea …
Alligators in the Abyss - Deep Sea News
网页2019年2月15日 — Alligators in the Abyss. Dr. M February 15, 2019 Whale Fall Wood Fall. This story starts with my research team currently deploying alligators* (3 total, 2 – 2.5 meters in length) at three different sites 2000 meters deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The experiment is to examine the role of alligators in biodiversity and carbon cycling in the deep ...
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