The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents ... the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a March 18 ...

The highest peak here is more than 7,500 feet tall. Seamounts generally form when volcanic mountains rise up from the seafloor but fail to reach the surface (those that break the surface become ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, meaning discovery in Chinese, is a remote-operated vehicle submersible ...