A bright-yellow worm that lives in deep-sea hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a brilliant but toxic mineral used by artists from antiquity until the nineteenth century.

Bone-eating zombie worms vanished from Pacific canyons during a 10-year study, raising concerns that oxygen loss is altering the deep ocean.

However, the researchers didn't find any evidence of zombie worms that are crucial to decompose the bones of the deceased whales. Dr. Leo was astounded by the lack of evidence and disappointed by the ...

In a rare experiment, when Scientists researching marine life placed whale bones in the deep sea, they expected that zombie ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an impossible art: turning lethal elements into armor. Meet Paralvinella hessleri, the ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

This stark highlight has moved the scientists to consider the possibility of Zombie worm extinction in certain parts of the sea ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Scientists have discovered 30 new species in the deep recesses of the Southern Ocean, including iridescent scale worms and a carnivorous “death ball” sponge. Left: An iridescent scale worm discovered ...

PACIFIC GROVE, CA–Deep in the northeast Pacific Ocean, at 2,200 meters below sea level, scientists exploring a hotsprings area along the mid-ocean ridge have found evidence that tube worms have a hand ...