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Scientists discovered 567-million-year-old fossils in Canada's remote mountains that show some of Earth's earliest creatures could move and reproduce sexually. The findings suggest complex life began in the deep ocean before gradually moving to shallow waters.
Researchers captured footage of a ghostly white creature floating nearly six miles below the ocean surface, and they have no idea what it is. The discovery came during a groundbreaking expedition that documented deep-sea life without harming fragile ocean ecosystems.
Scientists found a rare underwater mud volcano in the Arctic formed after the Ice Age, and it's become an unexpected haven for deep-sea life thriving in total darkness.
Marine researchers discovered nearly 800 species living 4,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, most never seen before. The five-year study reveals both the wonder of deep-sea life and how future mining might affect one of Earth's least explored places.