Viruses Play a Critical Role in The Ocean's Food Web, Study Finds

Viruses Play a Critical Role in The Ocean's Food Web, Study Finds

Don't let their size fool you.

South China's “Dragon Hole” hides 1,700 strange viruses beneath the ocean

Scientists exploring the mysterious

‘Dragon Hole’: Scientists found a huge ocean sinkhole hiding 1,700 strange viruses beneath the sea

Science News: Deep in the South China Sea, scientists from Chinese marine research institutes, including the First Institute of Oceanography, have been exploring a .

Viral ecogenomics across oxic and anoxic zones of the Yongle Blue Hole

Deep ocean blue holes are characterized by distinct physicochemical gradients and complex biological processes, and Yongle Blue Hole (YBH) in the South China Sea (SCS) is the world’s deepest (301 m) underwater cavern with unique environmental ...

Mapping the Universe's Invisible Skeleton

The recent publication marks a pivotal advancement in cosmology, as researchers have successfully visualized the "invisible skeleton" of the universe

Scientists Found a Giant Hole in the Ocean Filled With 1,700 Mysterious Viruses

Far out in the South China Sea, a massive underwater sinkhole plunges nearly 1,000 feet straight down. It’s called the Dragon Hole, and it’s a strange, silent world where oxygen vanishes and sunlight never reaches. Yet somehow, deep inside, life finds a way, just not the kind we’re used to. First charted by Chinese scientists in 2016, the Sansha Yongle Blue Hole quickly drew attention for being one of the deepest known sinkholes on Earth. But it…