Scientists have discovered a hidden ecosystem beneath hydrothermal vents on the seafloor, revealing life in volcanic caves.

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

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

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

This once unremarkable lake underwent a series of bizarre changes, leading to a dramatic and unexpected event.

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

Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment, ...

Researchers have long studied animal communities near such hydrothermal vents. Many thought only microbes and viruses could ...

It’s dark, cold, and wet. No, we’re not talking about your winter commute to work, but the depths of the ocean – and while we ...

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 ...