Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

But while scientists have known that animals lived around the vents, the only life found under the sea floor were microbes — until now. As lava solidifies on the sea floor around hydrothermal ...

Look at it go! Whatever the shape the animals are - big or small, round or flat, fins or flippers - they're all at home under water. Take a trip under the sea and learn about turtles, octopuses ...

On a remote stretch of coastline in East Antarctica, a team of scientists is about to peer beneath the sea ice here for the first time. "Prior to our expedition, there had never been any marine ...

From anemones to worms: A number of weird creatures have been retrieved from the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. A vast stretch of ocean floor earmarked for deep sea mining is home ...

A scientist has found that 53 sea creatures previously thought to be ... which was the Devonian period when most species lived under water. That contrasts to recent work that traced communicative ...