Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

At the very bottom of the ocean, where pressure crushes metal and sunlight never reaches, a short, grainy video has sparked a ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food, and lack of sunlight can ...

In the inky blackness nearly 10,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered strange animals that may hold ...

Researchers found a new sea spider with a giant nose, leg cannons, and—most remarkably—a novel way of surviving in the lightless, freezing environment miles below the sea surface. These oceanic ...

Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said. Researchers diving almost 10,000 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean found tube worms ...

One major division of the kingdom Animalia is Cnidarians (animals built around a central point) and bilaterians (animals with bilateral symmetry), which includes us humans. A new study found that the ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Ocean Conference must ratify key treaties and fund ocean restoration to avert ecological collapse Just 3% of ocean is ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, a "lost city" rises from the depths. This so-called city is a combination of massive columns and carbonate walls, the result of hydrothermal activity within the ...