Mongabay News on MSN

Deep-sea 'hotels' reveal 20 new species hiding in Pacific Ocean twilight zone near Guam

By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore yellow polka dots like a party dress, while an orange fish ...
El Adelantado de SegoviaOpinion

It’s official—scientists confirm that coastal animals are living and breeding on plastic in the Pacific

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

The Great Pacific Garbage, once the world’s dirtiest ocean zone, is now home to dozens of species

It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s ...
AOL

Rare Deep Sea Creature Discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...
AZ Animals on MSN

These Rare Deep-Sea Creatures Are the Stuff of Nightmares

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Three new species of deep-sea snailfish discovered off California coast

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio

Pacific News Minute: How pigs traveled across the ocean

Have you ever wondered how pigs got to be such a big part of life for so many island cultures? Theyʻre part of ecosystems ...