Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Nature finds a way. Even in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, life figures out how to not only survive but flourish.

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree.

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

Every day, methane gas seeps from Pacific Northwest landfills and it's estimated about 30% of today’s global warming is driven by methane. Heather Kuoppamaki, senior environmental engineer at ...

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

If the dark bottom of the ocean is like a desert, methane seeps are oases, nourishing a diversity of creatures. Seid went down there twice in a submersible. The biologists named it Alvin.

The team hypothesized the deep-sea, methane-seep spiders had different isotopes than expected because they fed on methane — but no animal can use methane on their own, according to Goffredi.

Scientists discover sea spiders living off methane-eating bacteria in deep-sea seeps, revealing new species and unique symbiotic survival strategies ...

Scientists discover sea spiders living off methane-eating bacteria in deep-sea seeps, revealing new species and unique symbiotic survival strategies ...