In a historic moment, marine scientists have captured the first-ever video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, nearly ...

We often think of oxygen as essential for life, but certain creatures, like naked mole-rats and nematodes, can survive in ...

A team of marine scientists has uncovered what appears to be a previously unknown species of sea squirt during a deep-sea expedition off Port Pegasus, near the southern tip of Rakiura (Stewart Island) ...

A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Their residence attracts shrimp, fish and many other creatures. These deep-sea oases are just some of many areas of the ocean floor that scientists are only beginning to explore, discovering new ...

Microbes near volcanic vents use a secret metabolic shortcut, the rTCA cycle, to survive extreme conditions and support ...

Iceberg A-84 broke off from Antarctica and revealed a thriving community of sea creatures underneath ... below the surface of the ocean. "Normally, deep-sea ecosystems get their nutrients from ...

But some bizarre creatures ... deep sea. They don’t have a mouth or stomach and rely on tiny bacteria inside their bodies to produce food using chemicals from the vents. Nematodes are ...

Sounds unlivable, right? Microscopic life-forms exist abundantly in the extreme depths of ocean water near the //volcanic island called “Kueishantao off Taiwan.” Scientists from MARUM ...