Ancient tusk found 250km from land and 3,000m under water: In 2019, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were searching for new deep-sea species off the coast of California.
Instead, the R.O.V pilot spotted, of all things, a tusk 3,000m below the surface.
They collected a small sample of the tusk, but it took years to identify what animal it came from, and how old it was.
After returning to collect the whole tusk and analyzing its DNA, they have discovered that the tusk has been sitting on the seafloor for well over 100,000 years.
The creature reportedly died on land, then ocean currents carried its body to its current location, where it sank.
La Niña, the cooler phase of the El Niño, occurs when winds blow away warm surface water in the Pacific Ocean off South America and colder water comes to the surface.
Albatrosses divorce more often when ocean waters warm: Albatrosses are famous for mating for life.
New research from the Falkland Islands shows that in years when the water temperature has increased, this divorce rate increases to eight percent.
The star octopus.
New species of octopus discovered: Marine biologists have discovered a new species of octopus.
The medium-sized star octopus, with a body length of about 11 to 18cm, lives along the southwest coast of Australia.
The newly discovered octopus is a close relative of the common Sydney octopus, but its form and genetics are different.
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