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.

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

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

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

beneath the sea across the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific Ocean. “Our discovery shows us that animal life in the ocean is ...

This week, marvel at giant tube worms living beneath hot springs on the ocean floor, watch SpaceX catch a rocket booster, ...

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

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

Biologist Dave’y Lumley paced the shallow water at the mouth of the Lewis River on an overcast morning late last month. With ...

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

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

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