WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's outer shell meet has unearthed a previously unknown ...

Scientists have uncovered communities of animals such as tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath the seafloor, revealing a previously unknown but thriving ecosystem. Researchers made ...

A recent breakthrough in marine biology has unveiled a plethora of new species residing in the mysterious depths of deep-sea hydrothermal vents. These discoveries, made possible through advanced ...

Scientists exploring a remote area of the central Indian Ocean seafloor two-and-one-half miles deep have found animals that look like fuzzy snowballs, and chimney-like structures two stories tall ...

The remarkable discovery of animal life beneath the seafloor shows that life finds a way even in the most extreme environments, potentially boosting hopes for finding life beyond Earth. Reading time 4 ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, beyond sunlight and far from conditions most animals could handle, lives a crab that looks ...

Image: Brisingid sea stars in the Lau Basin/South Pacific vent system. Credit: “Ridge 2000” Lau expedition, taken with Jason II in 2005. Click here for a high resolution photograph. A statement of ...

Giant tubeworms on the seafloor surface at 2,500 meters water depth at the East Pacific Rise ...