The disco caterpillar is actually a polychaete, a type of deep-sea worm known as a bristle worm, for obvious reasons. There are around 13,000 species of polychaete that live in marine ecosystems ...

An evening stroll in Esquimalt’s Macaulay Point Park took a horrifying turn for one man and his dog when they found ...

Although it was discovered in 1939, very little is known about this deep-sea species. Like other bristle worms, it probably plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy.

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

The “long white tentacles” of a “spaghetti”-like sea creature drew her attention. It turned out to be a new species. Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms ...

The Borealis Mud Volcano, 400 metres below the surface, continuously releases methane-rich fluids, creating a unique deep-sea ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

Name: Antarctic scale worm (Eulagisca gigantea) Where it lives: Below 1,640 (500 meters) deep in Antarctica's Southern Ocean What it eats: Unknown. Probably other animals and/or organic debris. Why it ...