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

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

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

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

The Lasuen Knoll methane seep off the coast of Southern California as photographed in 2021. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute “These seeps host an amazing array of microbial processes that we are still ...

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 ...

In recent years, ocean scientists aided by new sonar technology have counted 1,000 methane seeps off the Pacific Northwest coast. Energy companies have eyed such sites as a new source of natural gas.

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 ...