Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean floor, shedding more light on the diversity of underwater arachnids. Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite unlike anything seen before. Unlike animals like ourselves, who are fed by a ...

Scientists have discovered Chile’s red cusk-eel living deep inside methane seeps - chemical oases once thought too extreme ...

The ocean is home to some of the most awe-inspiring creatures on Earth, many of which dwarf anything found on land. From massive whales to elusive deep-sea dwellers, these giants of the sea ...

Researchers found a new sea spider with a giant nose, leg cannons, and—most remarkably—a novel way of surviving in the lightless, freezing environment miles below the sea surface. These oceanic ...

Even thousands of feet below the water's surface, no arachnophobe is truly safe from spiders. And, thanks to a discovery by a team of scientists, three more species have been added to the list of ...

A father from the dark side has lent his title to a giant creature from the deep sea, with scientists having named a "sea bug" Bathynomus vaderi. The bug—which belongs to a group that can reach nearly ...

Sea spiders are abundant in waters across the globe, and most are so small that you could hold one on the tip of your pinkie. But in the swirling waters around our planet’s icy poles, these spiders ...

A male sea spider, preserved for imaging under a microscope, carries egg sacs after mating with two different females. Shana Goffredi Researchers have discovered three new sea spider species that are ...

Male sea spider carrying egg cases preserved in osmium tetroxide. Credit: Shana K. Goffredi A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders ...

In the south Atlantic, north of Antarctica, a group of islands is one of the most remote island chains in the world. The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea trenches and ...