Introduces fifty odd deep-sea creatures, including the jewel squid, yeti crab, and benthic octopus.

"The scalding-hot water gushing from vents at the bottom of the ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth. Yet over millions of years, many organisms--from chemical-eating bacteria to eyeless crabs and iron-shelled snails--have evolved in amazing ways that enable them to thrive in this unlikely habitat. Scientists are hard at work to learn more about the complex ecosystems of the ocean depths"--

"When a whale passes away, its body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes an energy-rich food source for organisms living in the deep sea"--Provided by publisher.

"A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature: the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs, the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution...

Presents new animals discovered during a ten year project of documenting sea life, describing new species of such creatures as jellyfish, octopuses, squids, sea worms, and crabs, found along coral reefs, ocean mountain ranges, and in the dark zone.

The Meg: A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon. A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation.

Dive deep into the depths of the ocean with Meso, an underwater explorer robot, as it's launched into the mysterious ocean twilight zone, discovering all sorts of unusual and wonderful creatures, and learning that we're all weird in our own ways!