Worms that inhabit hydrothermal vents combine environmental arsenic and sulfide to form a nontoxic mineral to survive in a harsh environment. Unlike this vibrant worm, most other deep-sea denizens ...

Filmed by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the video reveals a deep-sea rattail fish with two parasites clinging to either side of its head. The parasites are Lophoura szidati, a type of bloodsucking ...

WHAT is the difference between the bacteria around a deep-sea vent and those in the human body? Surprisingly little, according to a comparison of the genomes of non-pathogenic bacteria from deep-sea ...

More than 110 new fish and invertebrate species are discovered during a CSIRO voyage in the deep Coral Sea.

Unusual lifeforms can still be found in the most unexpected (and extreme) environments, from the driest deserts to boiling ...