Perhaps the most astonishing among these are deep-sea tubeworms—creatures that thrive without a mouth, a gut, or even a hint of sunlight. Their existence defies everything we think we know about ...

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet.

Scientists have discovered millions of Pacific white skate eggs near a deep-sea volcano off Canada’s west coast.

Humans may count themselves lucky to reach 100, but some creatures have lifespans that make centuries look like a weekend. In ...

Getting caught in the rain or sweating through a heatwave is nothing compared to what some animals deal with every day. These ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.

There, sea life thrives off the mineral-rich gases ... Instead, the team found a charred “tubeworm barbeque,” as WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Dan Fornari put it. Flashes of orange lava ...

The toxic algae bloom that has plagued South Australian coastlines since March has, “unfortunately,” made its way into one of ...