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9 small creatures that cost more than gold and here’s the list  The Times of India Source link

The Permian period, spanning from 299 to 252 million years ago, marked a crucial era in Earth’s history. The end of this period witnessed the most devastating mass extinction, known as the Great Dying, which wiped out nearly 70% of land-dwelling species and a much larger proportion of marine life. Recent findings in southern Africa have started to illuminate the …

An artistic rendering of an evening approximately 252 million years ago during the late Permian in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes several saber-toothed gorgonopsians and beaked dicynodonts. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto Unearthing Africa’s Permian Past For more than 15 years, an international group of paleontologists has been uncovering and analyzing fossils in Africa to better understand the Permian, …

Happy news for fans of the hit TV series All Creatures Great and Small! See first look images from All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS in early 2026. With stunning scenery, heartfelt moments, and a few surprises in store, get a glimpse into the next chapter of life in the Yorkshire Dales.  Plus, along …

A beaming patch of turquoise amidst the Southern Ocean’s blue-grey waters that’s baffled scientists ever since it was first spotted in satellite images in the early 2000s may have finally been deciphered by oceanographers. Mapping concentrations of phytoplankton and biogeochemical compounds has revealed a curious combination of microorganisms that challenges assumptions about the way the frigid waters of the world’s …

In the frigid expanse of Antarctica, a team of determined scientists has made a remarkable discovery that challenges our understanding of life in extreme environments. After drilling through 457 meters of ice in the western Antarctic ice sheet, researchers encountered an extraordinary sight – a gathering of crustaceans strikingly similar to lobsters, thriving in complete isolation from the open ocean, …

A ‘vibrant oasis’ of chemical-eating creatures found in the deep Pacific  Reuters ‘Communities’ of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean  yahoo.com Fields of worms and snowy microbial mats: Deep-sea submersible discovers flourishing ecosystem  NBC News Flourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches  Nature Scientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep  The Washington Post Source …

The Sun powers almost all life on Earth, but chemosynthetic life is the fascinating exception. These organisms find fuel in chemical reactions, allowing them to flourish in places where the Sun doesn’t shine—like the deep sea. Now, scientists have discovered chemosynthetic animals, such as foot-long tubeworms and mollusks, nearly six miles beneath the ocean surface, deeper than these ecosystems have …

Kelp forests, critical underwater ecosystems, have been in peril for years due to the unchecked grazing of sea urchins. The recent discovery that sunflower sea stars could hold the key to restoring these habitats has sparked excitement within the scientific community. dfffecologists, alongside undergraduate researchers, have uncovered fascinating evidence that these “eerie” sea creatures could potentially reverse the damage done …

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists know that tiny microbes prosper there, but less is known about evidence of larger marine life. Researchers traveling along the …