Tag: deep sea discovery

  • Scientists Finally Identify Tiny Blue Sea Creature Spotted Nearly 6,000 Feet Underwater

    Scientists Finally Identify Tiny Blue Sea Creature Spotted Nearly 6,000 Feet Underwater

    A tiny blue octopus spotted nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean has turned out to be something scientists had never seen before. The unusual creature, discovered deep below the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands, is small enough to fit between the base of a person’s palm and the first knuckle of their middle finger.…

  • People Are Just Realizing Why Champagne Bottles On The Titanic Never Exploded

    People Are Just Realizing Why Champagne Bottles On The Titanic Never Exploded

    More than 112 years after the Titanic disappeared beneath the Atlantic Ocean, one haunting detail from the wreck continues to leave people completely baffled. Deep among twisted metal, shattered cabins, and thousands of scattered belongings resting nearly 3,800 metres underwater, several champagne bottles still appear intact despite the unimaginable pressure surrounding them. The images resurfaced…

  • Tiny Blue Deep-Sea Octopus Near Galápagos Confirmed as New Species

    Tiny Blue Deep-Sea Octopus Near Galápagos Confirmed as New Species

    Nearly a mile beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in the cold darkness near an underwater mountain off the coast of Ecuador, a remotely operated camera was sweeping slowly across the seafloor when something moved. Whatever it was, it was small. And it was blue. From a research vessel 5,800 feet above, scientists watching…