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

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have ...

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.

But it is now acknowledged that whale falls offer a unique stepping stone for specialised animals from these sites to disperse across the predominantly desolate ocean floor. Not all whales sink to the ...

Animals release carbon in the form of CO2 ... Carbon is stored At the bottom of the ocean, bacteria works to decompose the carbon fixed in the soft and hard tissues of organisms.

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 ...