Sea otters are often portrayed as lovable and relaxed animals that spend their time goofing around. Or, simply floating on their backs in the water with their special rock. While this image is ...

Those unusual spiders, the team found, collect bacteria on their bodies, which, in turn, convert methane gas into nutrients the spiders can eat, like fats and sugars. “Just like you would eat eggs for ...

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

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Crabs were seen feasting on what may have been a helmet jellyfish, the researchers said. The feeding frenzy was seen at a depth of about 1,82-feet. YouTube video screengrab The remote South Sandwich ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

An entire world lives deep under the ocean’s surface, far from human notice and as bustling as any city. Animals such as tubeworms and clams live crowded around plumes of methane that bubble up ...