A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and mollusks nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) below sea level in the ...

In a tiny, high-tech submersible sunk deeper than the height of Mount Everest, scientists have discovered a flourishing ...

Month-long Pacific expedition uncovers vast colonies of exotic creatures oblivious to sunlight drawing energy from hidden ...

A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and molluscs nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) below sea level in the ...

This creature has been a source of fascination and excitement for scientists ever since. Tardigrades, often referred to as water bears or moss piglets, are microscopic creatures about 0.5mm in length.

Scientists have long studied organisms that thrive around hydrothermal vents. But those native to areas known as cold seeps — ...

The mysterious goo, which a marine superintendent found in a ship’s rudder shaft housing comprised a whole new order of archaea.

The bacteria cling to the choanoflagellate’s outer surface, forming a kind of microbial community. This makes it the simplest organism known to host a microbiome. That’s a big deal.

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