When videographer Steve Hathaway was filming a tourism promo on October 25 on an island off the coast of New Zealand, his ...

Schmidt Ocean Institute spots a bioluminescent deep-sea worm that creates a hypnotizing display as it swims in circles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

To blunt the toxic arsenic in the waters where it lives, a deep-sea worm combines it with another chemical to produce a less toxic compound. By Jack Tamisiea Arsenic is a toxic metal, and exposure to ...

Biggest Ocean Mysteries Scientists Can't Explain: 25 Facts That Are Surprisingly Scientifically Proven: The deep sea is ...

The sea worm Platynereis dumerilii is only a few centimeters long but has a remarkable ability: in just a few days, it can regenerate entire parts of its body after an injury or amputation. By ...

(CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a never-before-discovered ancient sea worm – and showed off her “nerdy” side while naming it.

Orpiment is a bright golden pigment adored by Renaissance painters. It also happens to be deeply toxic. Despite its toxicity, the substance is key to the survival of a particularly hardy species of ...