Though sea spiders have thrived for millions of years in a variety of marine conditions—in cold Antarctic waters, on deep seafloors and along rocky, estuarine shorelines—it is correct to call them ...
In the south Atlantic, north of Antarctica, a group of islands is one of the most remote island chains in the world. The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea trenches and ...
Researchers identified a new species of sea spider near Antarctica’s Ross Shelf, a study said. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash More than a thousand feet beneath an expansive ice shelf, a “slender” ...
More than a thousand feet beneath an expansive ice shelf, a “slender” creature scurried through the frigid depths of the Antarctic waters on its “long” legs — straight into a huge net. Researchers ...