“To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented marine worm], one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” they wrote. Accompanying ...

The worms had been photobombing the seahorses for many years, it turns out. Thus, the worm had never gone into hiding or disappeared, it had simply been forgotten about by marine scientists.

A SPARKLY deep-sea worm has stunned researchers with its rainbow-like bristles in a 3,000ft ocean trench off the coast of Chile. The bristle worm, known as a polychaete, was caught on camera ...

With the help of a diving robot, researchers off the coast of Chile have succeeded in taking pictures (see video) of an obscure-looking deep-sea creature. At first glance, the creature could ...

The newly described species of sea slug dwells in darkness in the ocean’s midnight zone, using a hood to capture prey with a ...

"To describe this multi-bristle worm, you just have to use jazz hands - that's the only way to convey the dazzling brilliance of this deep-sea worm!" the experts noted. The polychaete was spotted ...

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface, but despite their immense size and impact on the planet, we know very little about ...

Using a remote vehicle, scientists first noticed the so-called a mystery mollusk in February 2000 at a depth of 8,576 feet in ...

Collaborative research integrating innovative analytical techniques with traditional field geology, conducted in one of the world’s leading geologic laboratories, has provided fresh insights into the ...