Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters takes effect Saturday.
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This viral video of an octopus solving a maze has been viewed 109 million times (and it will blow your mind )

Prepare to be AMAZED by this viral video of an octopus solving a maze. Sashimi the Octopus even shocked his owner, Mark Rober ...
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It might look like a clam, but don’t be fooled – this is no clam. It walks on two legs and tucks its home under its arms wherever it goes

This bizarre sea creature blurs the line between animal and object, strutting across the ocean floor while hiding in plain ...
The New York Times

U.S. Takes a Step Toward Approving Seabed Mining in International Waters

The federal government said it would hold hearings next month on controversial applications to mine the ocean floor. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had ...
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Experts puzzled after 'incredibly rare' creature washes up on beach: 'Something we clearly hadn't seen before'

The sucker-laden remains belong to a blob-like, seven-armed octopus that lives at depths of up to 3,900 feet. Females can be large, weighing 165 pounds, but males are much smaller, the Monterey Bay ...
The Economist

The quest to chart the sea

From a distance, this map of the ocean looks complete. In truth, knowledge of the seabed remains patchy. As of 2025, little more than one quarter of the seabed has been measured directly. The ...
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Scientists Discover Hundreds of New Species in One of Earth’s Least Explored Realms

A sea spider. This is a type of animal that is related to land spiders but does not belong to that group. They can grow to the size of a palm in the deep sea around Antarctica, but this particular ...