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IN A NUTSHELL 🌋 Scientists discovered a thriving marine ecosystem within a once-dormant underwater volcano. 🔍 The volcano emits mineral-rich hot water, fostering diverse marine life. 🐟 An unprecedented number of white skate ray eggs were found at the site. 🌊 The discovery highlights the need for deep-sea conservation and responsible exploration. Off the coast of Vancouver Island, an unexpected …

“Over One Million Giant Eggs”: Scientists Discover Massive Skate Ray Nursery on Active Underwater Volcano Off Vancouver Island  Energy Reporters Source link

Leopard seals, some of the loneliest animals in Antarctica, may have more in common with us than we thought. A new study reveals that these massive, solitary predators spend hours underwater each day singing songs that echo the structure of the nursery rhymes we sing to children. The discovery comes from researchers at UNSW Sydney. The team analyzed old recordings …

Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice around him vibrates. Each song is a sequence of trills …

QUICK FACTS What it is: The open star clusters NGC 460 and NGC 456 Where it is: 200,000 light-years away, in the Small Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy When it was shared: July 7, 2025 NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) joined forces to capture a striking new view of two open star clusters within the Small …