Discovery of muddy squid highlights deep-sea knowledge gaps
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 10 January 2026
Scientists filmed a previously unknown squid species 4,000m deep in the Pacific Ocean burying itself in sediment, the first time such camouflage behavior has been observed in any squid.
Keywords: deep sea, new species, squid, cephalopod, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, ROV, animal behavior, biodiversity
Warm ocean water, not air temperature, drove massive Antarctic ice retreat after the last ice age
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 2 March 2026
New research provides the first 18,000-year record of ocean temperatures on the Amundsen Sea shelf, revealing warm ocean water as the primary driver of West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat.
Keywords: West Antarctica, ice sheet retreat, ocean warming, Amundsen Sea, paleoclimate, foraminifera, Thwaites Glacier
Record-breaking drill beneath Antarctic ice retrieves longest ever sediment core
Imperial College London
Published: 17 February 2026
An international team co-led by Imperial College London extracted a 228-metre sediment core from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at Crary Ice Rise, revealing 23 million years of climate history.
Keywords: Antarctic ice sheet, sediment core, SWAIS2C, Crary Ice Rise, paleoclimate, sea level rise, West Antarctica, ice drilling
