Two new papers explore microbial symbioses this week, while genetic sequencing is also a theme, from method progression and application to the equitable access and sharing of benefits associated with genetic resources. Paris Stefanoudis…
Two deep-sea discoveries made the headlines this week: a colossal slickhead in Japan’s deep sea, measuring nearly 1.5 m in length and named after a sumo wrestler, and a rich sessile benthic community found…
It’s the first round-up in a few weeks, so there’s inevitably a lot to share! Our feature image is another stunning anglerfish from Danté Fenolio – we would like to thank him for…
Climate change is likely to expand subtropical gyres, so it is important that we get to grips with biogeochemical cycles in these regions in order to understand likely future impacts on flux to…
People talk about bumper editions. Well, this is a BUMPER edition! Perfect for ringing in the Ocean Decade. Find out what we can learn from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, 150…
Loads of great deep-sea papers this week! Did you know that mesopelagic fish are dominant contributors to predator diets in the Southern Ocean? Or that one particular scleractinian coral living in the same…
This week, can we use eDNA to monitor marine fish populations? What is the impact of ocean pollution on human health and wellbeing? Is the viperfish a key mesopelagic player? Plus there are…
In this first Deep-Sea Round-Up of the festive season, the UN Ocean Decade Virtual Series heats up, a number of papers describe deep-sea species new to science and deep-sea mining is once again…