The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor but support about 25 percent of all marine creatures. More than half ...

The discovery suggests a much more complex hydrothermal ecosystem than we knew about, at ocean depths shrouded in permanent darkness, where crushing pressure and intense cold create conditions deeply ...

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

A NASA spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

The deep ocean is a busy place when it comes to chemistry, particularly in the case of the hydrothermal vents that litter the ...

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

Scientists discovered life forms beneath hydrothermal vents, revealing complex deep-sea ecosystems hidden below the surface.

Scientists have discovered animal life thriving beneath the seafloor at a depth of 2,500 metres, challenging previous beliefs ...

A recent deep-sea expedition has uncovered a previously unknown ecosystem beneath the ocean floor, where communities of ...

A groundbreaking discovery of thriving animal life deep below the subseafloor raises the possibilities for extraterrestrial ...