The discovery of animals close to the deep hydrothermal ... around 8,250 feet (2,515 metres) beneath the sea across the eastern Pacific Ocean floor. “Our discovery shows us that animal life ...

These animals live in the water. They couldn't survive ... It scoots along the ocean floor, tentacles everywhere, its big round body going first and its big beady eyes on the lookout for danger.

such as the chilly winds of Antarctica or hot springs found on the ocean floor. BBC Bitesize takes a look at four animals who live in the wildest of environments and just how on earth they do it.

We know where they live and how they fit into taxonomy (sitting together in the genus Bathynomus). But these unusual animals have yet to be the focus ... These make the animal more stable on the ocean ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Japanese spider crabs live on ... rocks on the ocean floor. Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...