The species were found exclusively “living in association with deep-sea glass sponges on seamounts in the northwest Pacific,” so far, according to the study. The animals were found at a depth ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

Here a creature with orange feathery arms called a crinoid perches atop a glass sponge surrounded by clams. Glass sponges create deep-sea habitats for other organisms much like coral reefs do in ...

Scientists uncovered a thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem beneath Antarctica after a giant iceberg broke off.

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.

While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a March 18 ...