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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.

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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...

May 2015

Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.

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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...

February 2013

Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy

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Seafood for Thought

Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...

November 2010