Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their ...

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater.

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor ...