Scientists discover and photograph new deep-sea species called ‘Barbie Pigs’
The Barbie pig is a newly discovered species of sea pig, a type of sea cucumber. (Photo: ©SMARTEX Project, NERC/smartexccz.org) On March 20, 2024, the last deep-sea expedition under the Seabed Mining and Resiliency Experimental Impact (SMARTEX) project was completed. The crew on the James Cook research vessel discovered several new species. One of the … Read more