Imagine a world where the sun never shines, where temperatures plummet and crushing pressures would flatten most creatures in ...

See Also This captivating sea creature could dominate Earth if ... species that congregate at hydrothermal vents to the bone-eating worms that cycle nutrients. Despite their alien countenance ...

a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms. Researchers discovered the underwater mountain in 2011, while mapping uncharted Arctic waters ...

The sponge could eat the worm, but it doesn't - and scientists don't yet know why ... Living inside the sponge, the worm is provided with protection from other deep-sea-dwelling predators. But the ...

"Yes!" Narrator: This is a dead whale, which scientists recently discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean covered in all kinds of creatures from bone-eating worms to deep-sea octopuses.

In contrast, otters that consumed mostly clams and worms were more likely to ... “In terms of sea otters, you are what you eat,” says David Jessup, a veterinarian at the Marine Wildlife ...