Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

Deep sea explorers want you to break out the "jazz hands" for this creature. On Nov. 4, the Schmidt Ocean Institute posted a video of one of its recent finds on Instagram. The nonprofit is dedicated ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

A live male specimen of the new species of deep-sea worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti. Its feathery appendages are called parapodia and carry the worm’s gills. These deep-sea dwellers have a hidden ...

The hydrothermal vents far beneath the Pacific Ocean erupt with scorching fluids loaded with chemicals that could kill most animals instantly, but one creature not only endures this chemical storm but ...

The nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute recently shared a video of the hairy ocean inhabitant — which it dubbed a “sassy sparkler” — on Instagram. “To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented ...

The worm is a nemertean, a group of soft-bodied marine predators found from tide pools to the deep sea. Its species is ...

The creature raises the number of new species found by scientists studying these seemingly inhospitable ecosystems to 48 Rouse and his colleagues have encountered roughly 450 species at the Costa ...

The rosy-colored, segmented worms appeared to swim through water like a "living magic carpet," scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty ...