One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

It’s a good day to be a marine biologist: a bundle of new species has been found living among the deep-sea methane seeps off ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

“To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented marine worm], one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” they wrote. Accompanying ...

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.

The 'world's most adventurous kids' are taking on 500 epic challenges before they are 18 - to spend more time with family and ...

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 ...

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

Sweeney’s Sports reports that Lake Berryessa has turned over and the trout bite is red hot, with fish feeding actively in the ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Marine ecologist Dr Laetitia Gunton MRSB on life in the remote waters of the Southern Ocean Marine ecologist Dr Laetitia Gunton studies deep-sea annelid worms. She is currently based at the Australian ...