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Oarfish inspires new approach to ocean exploration
Original: The enormous oarfish inspires a new way to explore the ocean
The giant oarfish, the world's longest bony fish and a rarely seen deep-sea creature, is inspiring new ideas for how humans might explore the ocean's depths. Its elongated, ribbon-like body and method of moving through the water are prompting fresh thinking about design and observation in deep-sea environments, where direct exploration remains difficult and expensive.
Why now: The oarfish's mysterious deep-sea lifestyle is being used as a model for rethinking how to explore parts of the ocean humans rarely reach.
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