A fascinating video explores the search for life undersea, making the case that traditional bright white searchlights scare deep-sea creatures away. Red light, being more neutral to marine life, combined with bait to attract sea creatures, is yielding far more useful observations about what exists at depth. The footage includes extensive clips of giant squid, along with speculation about the elusive colossal squid. It is well worth watching.
As usual, this post is also an open thread for discussing security stories in the news that haven’t been covered here recently.
