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This is one amazing photo.
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
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Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is one amazing photo.
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
Jets of water vapour and ice crystals blasting out through four deep fractures in the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus.
This is the only alien ocean we know of that we can directly access.
(1/2)
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Yikes, that was unexpected 😱
A deep-sea anglerfish patiently waits...
These fish typically use a modified dorsal fin ray that acts as a fishing rod with a glowing lure (bioluminescent bait) to attract prey close by.
The fish can swallow prey up to twice its own size.
#marinelife #deepsea
A deep-sea anglerfish patiently waits...
These fish typically use a modified dorsal fin ray that acts as a fishing rod with a glowing lure (bioluminescent bait) to attract prey close by.
The fish can swallow prey up to twice its own size.
#marinelife #deepsea
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Yikes, that was unexpected 😱
A deep-sea anglerfish patiently waits...
These fish typically use a modified dorsal fin ray that acts as a fishing rod with a glowing lure (bioluminescent bait) to attract prey close by.
The fish can swallow prey up to twice its own size.
#marinelife #deepsea
A deep-sea anglerfish patiently waits...
These fish typically use a modified dorsal fin ray that acts as a fishing rod with a glowing lure (bioluminescent bait) to attract prey close by.
The fish can swallow prey up to twice its own size.
#marinelife #deepsea
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Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal
www.scientificamerican.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
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Getting mad "Rover from The Prisoner" vibes from this critter...
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Getting mad "Rover from The Prisoner" vibes from this critter...
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This day ten years ago.
On 30 October 2015 the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope images this giant skull looming out of the dark of space.
On 30 October 2015 the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope images this giant skull looming out of the dark of space.
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This day ten years ago.
On 30 October 2015 the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope images this giant skull looming out of the dark of space.
On 30 October 2015 the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope images this giant skull looming out of the dark of space.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Point Nemo / R'lyeh FTW!
I used this view decades ago (now taken from Google Earth) to argue that full-globe Cassini imaging coverage of Saturn's moons was imperative. We won!
Hemispheric dichotomies are common across the solar system. If you flew closely over this hemisphere 👇, you'd never know Earth had continents.
🧪🔭📰
Hemispheric dichotomies are common across the solar system. If you flew closely over this hemisphere 👇, you'd never know Earth had continents.
🧪🔭📰
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Point Nemo / R'lyeh FTW!
Why are we hearing scraping metallic sounds like manhole covers being opened deep in these mountains?
Tekeli-li!
Tekeli-li!
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Why are we hearing scraping metallic sounds like manhole covers being opened deep in these mountains?
Tekeli-li!
Tekeli-li!
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
Some reading material for your beach vacation on the shores of Lake Hali...
The King in Yellow requests your presence in His Court.
(Now available in print at Amazon.)
#KingInYellow #WeirdFictionQuarterly #FlashFiction #WeirdFlash
(Now available in print at Amazon.)
#KingInYellow #WeirdFictionQuarterly #FlashFiction #WeirdFlash
The King in Yellow is here!
Weird Fiction Quarterly's "The King in Yellow" is now available!
weirdfictionquarterly.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Some reading material for your beach vacation on the shores of Lake Hali...
There is plenty of Deep History being written within these walls.
August 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There is plenty of Deep History being written within these walls.
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Researchers have filmed thousands of climbing catfish scaling waterfalls, providing a rare insight into the daring migration of an enigmatic fish.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
August 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Researchers have filmed thousands of climbing catfish scaling waterfalls, providing a rare insight into the daring migration of an enigmatic fish.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lDlFux
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Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge
Pastel Pink Lobsters and Goofy-Looking Squid Among Deep-Sea Oddities Discovered in Ocean Abyss
Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge
www.scientificamerican.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge
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Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.
Simply incredible.
Simply incredible.
August 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.
Simply incredible.
Simply incredible.
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A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as EVNautilus encounter the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.
August 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as EVNautilus encounter the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.
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We're pleased to share the full cover by Robert H. Knox for the upcoming "King in Yellow" issue, dropping soon!
#WeirdFictionQuarterly #WFQ #RobertHKnox #KingInYellow #Carcosa #FlashFiction #WeirdFiction
#WeirdFictionQuarterly #WFQ #RobertHKnox #KingInYellow #Carcosa #FlashFiction #WeirdFiction
"The King in Yellow" Cover Reveal
Robert H. Knox is our cover illustrator for imminent "The King in Yellow" issue.
weirdfictionquarterly.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We're pleased to share the full cover by Robert H. Knox for the upcoming "King in Yellow" issue, dropping soon!
#WeirdFictionQuarterly #WFQ #RobertHKnox #KingInYellow #Carcosa #FlashFiction #WeirdFiction
#WeirdFictionQuarterly #WFQ #RobertHKnox #KingInYellow #Carcosa #FlashFiction #WeirdFiction
"The technology allowed them to detect small changes in the ice surface, revealing the shape of the land buried below. What they found was extraordinary: an ancient river-carved terrain about the size of Wales, locked under nearly two kilometers of ice."
#Antarctica #AtTheMountainsOfMadness
#Antarctica #AtTheMountainsOfMadness
Buried under 2 kilometers of Antarctic ice, scientists find a 34-million-year-old lost world
Two kilometers beneath the thick ice of East Antarctica lies a hidden world—untouched for over 34 million years.
www.thebrighterside.news
June 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"The technology allowed them to detect small changes in the ice surface, revealing the shape of the land buried below. What they found was extraordinary: an ancient river-carved terrain about the size of Wales, locked under nearly two kilometers of ice."
#Antarctica #AtTheMountainsOfMadness
#Antarctica #AtTheMountainsOfMadness
And here we were thinking it was the doorbell to Cthulhu's bungalo in R'lyeh...
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
And here we were thinking it was the doorbell to Cthulhu's bungalo in R'lyeh...
"The Metals Company, a Canadian startup, says it will seek approval this year to launch the world's first deep-sea mine in the eastern Pacific Ocean, by working with one of the few countries that never joined the ISA: the United States."
If this doesn't wake Cthulhu, it will still summon Dagon.
If this doesn't wake Cthulhu, it will still summon Dagon.
The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company is pushing forward anyway
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"The Metals Company, a Canadian startup, says it will seek approval this year to launch the world's first deep-sea mine in the eastern Pacific Ocean, by working with one of the few countries that never joined the ISA: the United States."
If this doesn't wake Cthulhu, it will still summon Dagon.
If this doesn't wake Cthulhu, it will still summon Dagon.
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Probably my favorite video.
March 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Probably my favorite video.
You want Shoggoths?!?
This is how you get Shoggoths!
Just because patrols around the City of the Elder Things are filed under a more innocuous heading that sounds like taking care of old folk in The Village (the Florida one, not the cool penny-farthing one), doesn't make it waste, fraud, or abuse.
This is how you get Shoggoths!
Just because patrols around the City of the Elder Things are filed under a more innocuous heading that sounds like taking care of old folk in The Village (the Florida one, not the cool penny-farthing one), doesn't make it waste, fraud, or abuse.
US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos
Long-term impacts will affect not only research but also geopolitics.
arstechnica.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You want Shoggoths?!?
This is how you get Shoggoths!
Just because patrols around the City of the Elder Things are filed under a more innocuous heading that sounds like taking care of old folk in The Village (the Florida one, not the cool penny-farthing one), doesn't make it waste, fraud, or abuse.
This is how you get Shoggoths!
Just because patrols around the City of the Elder Things are filed under a more innocuous heading that sounds like taking care of old folk in The Village (the Florida one, not the cool penny-farthing one), doesn't make it waste, fraud, or abuse.
Looking forward to relaunching the Pnakotic Atlas app later this year. In the meantime, details are available at our ancient web page.
The Pnakotic Atlas
The Pnakotic Atlas is a mobile app for iPhone & Android that charts the Lovecraft Mythos.
pnakoticatlas.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Looking forward to relaunching the Pnakotic Atlas app later this year. In the meantime, details are available at our ancient web page.