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  • Scientists Finally Solved The Mystery Of The Golden Orb Discovered In Alaska's Ocean

    05/22/2026 9:03:06 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 22 replies
    Sciencing ^ | May 22, 2026 | Tiffany Betts
    As scientists study Earth's oceans, they come across some intriguing mysteries. Among them are some of the strangest deep-sea discoveries, including a "golden orb" measuring about 4 inches in diameter in the Gulf of Alaska in 2023. Referred to as a "yellow hat" by one of the videographers at the time, researchers were stumped about what it could be; coral, an egg casing, or a dead sponge attachment were some of the initial guesses. Since then, they've been able to determine that it's dead cell remains from a huge deep-sea anemone. The golden specimen was found about 2 miles beneath...
  • Jellyfish Can Sleep Like Humans, Researchers Find

    01/07/2026 11:12:53 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 27 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | January 8, 2026 | Abdul Moeed
    Jellyfish and sea anemones, despite lacking brains, show sleep behavior similar to that seen in humans, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Researchers found that these simple marine animals, like jellyfish, experience periods of rest that align closely with human-like sleep, offering new insight into how sleep functions in creatures with nervous systems but no centralized brain. The study revealed that the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda) sleeps for about eight hours daily, primarily at night, with a short rest during the day. The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis), which was studied in a lab setting, also showed...