When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

These spheres from the abyss conceal creatures with startling biology.

The vast majority of our planet remains a complete mystery, hidden beneath miles of crushing water where sunlight never penetrates. In this eternal darkness, evolution has taken a path so bizarre that ...

In Ocean Aliens, teens created their own ocean alien, a fictional sea creature inspired by actual deep sea creatures. They considered how their creature would eat, defend itself, and find a mate. Here ...

Life at sea -- The message from the mud : making meaning out of microbes in Monterey Bay -- Dissolving the tree of life : alien kinship at hydrothermal vents -- Blue-green capitalism : marine ...

Three years ago, during an expedition at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska, a submarine detected a golden orb that contrasted with surrounding rocks. Its smooth, organic surface did not resemble that ...