In the Shichiyo Seamount Chain, scientists discovered coral gardens, sponge-dense habitats, and five new squat lobster ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Schmidt Ocean ...

The lessons invertebrate zoologist Karen Osborn learns from the tiny worms may have robotic implications Megan Kalomiris Cirratulidae polychaete worms are covered in tangled strands of external gills.

Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home to a range of personalities, each with its own lifestyle. Biologists report on a surprising discovery: even ...

Two new worm species were found living inside a real underwater "glass castle." ...

“They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science crew knew what it meant: The elusive polychaete worm, seen numerous times during our deep ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, light disappears and colors lose their vibrancy. In this desolate environment, one creature brings the pizzazz. An international team of researchers organized ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WTVD) -- The mysterious sea creatures found on the North Carolina coast in mid-July are no longer a mystery. Researchers from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ...

Deep-sea explorers found two new worm species living inside a “glass sponge” off Japan. The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean ...

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, ...

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 ...