ocean floor
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On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The new research suggests that barrier zones like those found at Gofar may be common across the ocean floor.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The wreck was discovered on the ocean floor in 1985 by a team led by Dr Robert Ballard.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Shedding talent and salary gave Boston financial flexibility—but it also seemed to portend a season of knocking around the NBA’s ocean floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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