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

Eight legs, thousands of feet below... and one very unique discovery! Here's the story behind how certain sea spiders use ...

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

Shana Goffredi didn't plan on discovering a new species when she set out to explore the deep underwater areas off the coasts of Southern California and Alaska. Goffredi and other researchers were ...

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

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

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 ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

The International Energy Agency estimates that 70 percent of the fossil fuel sector’s methane emissions could be cut with ...