When videographer Steve Hathaway was filming a tourism promo on October 25 on an island off the coast of New Zealand, his ...

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...

Ancient fossils unearthed in Morocco reveal parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells approximately 480 million years ago ...

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

The first explored the South Sandwich Islands, where active tectonic activity and methane vents create warm, chemical-rich ...

Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

When photos of a strange worm began circulating on Facebook, people assumed it was another deep-sea hoax. But the creature is real. Meet ...

The indentations are nests of fish called yellowfin notie, and they are not randomly scattered—rather, they appear to have ...

AP, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. A seabird or shorebird consumes the parasite, which matures and lays eggs inside ...

The latest research adds a dimension of clarity to sea otter health. So do new discoveries about the ways to treat ...

Scientists have found proof that a parasite still troubling oysters today was already up to its old tricks nearly half a ...