Scientists were dazzled after discovering an iridescent, bristled sea worm that is being compared to an aquatic “toilet scrubber.” The nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute recently shared a video ...

Imagine a world where the sun never shines, where temperatures plummet and crushing pressures would flatten most creatures in ...

She had previously studied deep-sea methane vents, and among the most common forms of life around those vents were tube worms. With further testing, the researchers determined that the black ...

These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 ... The discovery marks the first documented case of a eunicid inhabiting deep-sea sponges. | Published March 7 | Read More ...

They come in some 13,000 known species, from glimmering-blue sea sapphires to noodle-shaped cod worms. Some roam freely, while others cling to plants or animals. One copepod species can swim into ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI ...