A deep-sea expedition made the surprising discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem in which animals such as giant tube worms thrive beneath hydrothermal vents.

"It was once believed that only microbes and viruses inhabited the subseafloor crust beneath hydrothermal vents," the study ...

Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

Tubeworm larvae, sea snails, and marine worms were uncovered living in tiny caves underneath the ocean floor, revealing life ...

Life hidden beneath the ocean floor, previously unknown to science, has been discovered. A team of scientists accidentally ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered animal life under the seafloor around deep hydrothermal vent systems. The new ...

While the researchers were aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor, managing operations from above, ...

Pacific salmons are returning to the freshwater streams so they can lay and fertilize their eggs. Here are where to see them ...

The remarkable discovery of animal life beneath the seafloor shows that life finds a way even in the most extreme ...

Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East ...

In hidden cavities beneath the floor of the deep ocean, in the oases created by hydrothermal activity, whole communities of ...

Expedition to a volcanically active ridge in the Pacific off South America reveals many creatures lurking below steamy ...