Researchers have described an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil species of bristle worm called Kootenayscolex barbarensis. Discovered from the 508-million-year-old Marble Canyon fossil site in ...

A new species of ancient sea worm with an impressively elaborate set of star-shaped chaetae has been discovered after its puzzling fossilized form was found to be animal not mineral. And just as ...

The demand for rare raw materials, such as cobalt, is fuelling the exploration of the deep-sea floor for mining. Commercial deep-sea mining is currently prohibited in areas beyond national ...

Species found in Digha and Bankiput highlight rich but fragile marine biodiversity of the northern Bay of Bengal ...