A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

Here a creature with orange feathery arms called a crinoid perches atop a glass sponge surrounded by clams. Glass sponges create deep-sea habitats for other organisms much like coral reefs do in ...

Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

Scientists uncovered a thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem beneath Antarctica after a giant iceberg broke off.

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.

Scientists have discovered a “thriving ecosystem” of strange deep sea creatures on a newly exposed seafloor after an iceberg broke off near the Antarctic.

and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice. A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is seen nearly 230 ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Deep-sea ecosystems typically ... has been home to an ecosystem of diverse creatures likely for centuries, scientists say. open image in gallery Large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other ...