Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 10 June 2026
10 June 2026
Submarine dives reveal complex deep-sea ecosystems living on whale remains — plus, a way to turn plant material into nylon.
By
Benjamin Thompson &
Shamini Bundell
Scientists Discover Vast Ancient ‘Necropolis’ Teeming With Strange New Creatures
A massive ‘whale graveyard’ millions of years old has been discovered deep in the ocean | CNN
World's largest whale graveyard discovered by sub at bottom of ocean: "Completely unexpected"
Scientists discover a deep whale graveyard that is teeming with life
Scientists Have Just Discovered a 5 Million-Year-Old Whale Necropolis in the Deep Sea
Scientists discover where whales go to die
World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub
Inside the Largest Whale Graveyard on Earth
Scientists Discover Deep Whale Graveyard Teeming With Life
Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
A massive whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean contains the remains of hundreds of extinct whales dating back more than five…
The treasure trove of fossils and bones has already revealed a new species of extinct whale.
Researchers found a huge whale graveyard dating back millions of years, with fossils, modern carcasses and deep-sea scavengers,…
The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.
Scientists have unearthed marine communities thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard
It's the oldest, largest, and deepest graveyard of whale falls ever found—and it's been feeding life for millions of years.
