A massive hydrothermal field, Kunlun, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, exceeding the size of the Lost City. This ...

In the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean, a glowing yellow worm has mastered survival in one of the most toxic places on ...

A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries ...

Paralvinella hessleri accumulates microscopic particles of arsenic on its outer skin, which reacts with sulfide to form a microscopic armour of yellow orpiment. A bright-yellow worm that lives in deep ...

Barrels dumped off Southern California decades ago have been found leaking alkaline waste, not just DDT, leaving behind eerie ...

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness.

From whales to clams and sharks, discover the longest living animals on Earth that can survive for hundreds or even thousands ...

“Underwater volcanoes during Snowball Earth played a crucial role” in the transformation of our world from frozen ice-planet ...

At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests ...

The research has led to a range of discoveries. A few years ago, Scripps researchers found that most of the thousands of barrel-sized objects on the seafloor were discarded World War II-era munitions ...

NASA has uncovered the 'clearest evidence' yet for the existence of life on Mars. Now, scientists have revealed what these ...