Deep-sea fish larvae rewrite the rules of how eyes can be built
- Written by Fabio Cortesi, ARC Future Fellow, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland
A _Maurolicus muelleri_ viewed under fluorescent light.Dr Wen Sung ChungThe deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures.
Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near darkness, their eyes are particularly unique – pitch-black and...





