But in recent years, scientists have found the zombie worms (genus Osedax) are missing in action off the coast of British ...

Zombie worms have vanished from Pacific whale bones off British Columbia. Scientists link this mystery to low oxygen and warn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Osedax is considered an ecosystem engineer. Despite not having a mouth, anus, or digestive tract, their roots bore into bones from ...

When a whale dies and sinks, it’s not a tragedy for the ocean — it’s a miracle. These “whale falls” become organic skyscrapers, sparking a frantic gold rush in the deep sea. Typically, a clean-up crew ...

In a scary movie, creatures that can’t always be seen often provide the biggest frights for characters and viewers alike. In deep-ocean research, the absence of one particular creature—the so-called ...