Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." Although ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

The mystery mollusk Bathydevius caudactylus observed at a depth of approximately 1,550 meters. It has a wide, paddle-like ...

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Having set off on such a deep dive, the Titan may well currently be in an area of the ocean known as the ‘midnight’ zone. At this sea depth, which is also known as the bathypelagic zone ...

Beyond this limit lies the twilight zone, where light begins to fade, and further still, the midnight zone ... s shadow affects marine life. For species in the euphotic zone (which hosts most ...

The animals typically haunt an area known as the midnight zone or the bathypelagic zone at depths of over 3,300 feet. The sheer darkness in that zone earns it the “midnight” nickname.