Methane is best known for how dangerous is can be to humans and the part it plays in global warming. However, when you go ...

BEACHGOERS are being warned to be on the lookout for a mysterious “alien-like” creature after one was discovered on a UK ...

L iving without sunlight ain’t easy, but newly discovered sea spiders off the US coast have evolved a remarkable survival ...

While the Sericosura spiders are the first of their kind caught feeding on methane-fueled microbes, they’re not alone in ...

It's time for the misfits and downright eccentrics of the animal kingdom to get the attention they fully deserve.

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved without sunlight and survive in complete darkness, resulting in many ...

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their hosts.

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into the most mysterious parts of our watery world.

Also found on a submarine canyon floor: a deep-sea worm sometimes called a "disco worm," but scientifically known as a polychaete (which means “many bristles”), glittering like sparkly steel wool.

Marine biologist Greg Rouse and his team at U C San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have made an exciting discovery in the ocean near Costa Rica. They found a new deep-sea worm species, ...

Other sea worms can live surrounded by methane, one of the Earth’s most potent greenhouse gasses. Now, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm.