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

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered ... Published Jan. 8 | Read More | A deep-sea drilling expedition in the South China Sea uncovered a fossilized shell of a gastropod ...

Look, here comes a blobfish! This thrilling deep-sea fish was voted the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. But its jelly-like skin looks much more natural at 900 meters.

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered ... Published Jan. 8 | Read More | Deep-sea drill in South China Sea uncovers creature — and reveals ancient new species Deep below ...