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 ...

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

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

A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's ...

There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...

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.

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 ...

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

Each year millions of Pacific salmon make a grand journey from the ocean to their freshwater spawning grounds at the end of their life cycles. This migration has rippling effects through food webs and ...

Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...