Deep-sea creatures are some of the most skilled survivalists in the world. They endure isolation, extreme temperatures, and ...

The first deep-sea animal has been listed as 'endangered' due to mining - and it likely will not be the last. The snail is also armored with an iron-clad shell - literally. Scientists believe the ...

Despite an extreme environment characterized by high pressure, high temperature, strong acidity and low oxygen level which resembles living condition in pre-historic time, hydrothermal vents harbor a ...

Photos shared by an Australian snake catcher show a bizarre snake-like lizard that was found lurking in a hotel during a conference. Sean Cade, founder of snake removal business Australian Snake ...

Researchers have decoded for the first time the genome of Scaly-foot Snail, a rare snail inhabited in what scientists called 'the origin of life'- deep-sea hydrothermal vents characterized with ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. When Chong Chen was in high school, he came across a paper published in 2003 that described a peculiar species of snail from the Indian Ocean, ...

From JAMSTEC: Scaly foot–a spiral gastropod clad in iron sulfide scales Found only in an extremely limited region of hyrdothermal areas within the Indian Ocean, which is called “Kairei Field”. As the ...

Have you ever felt embarrassed to take off your shoes because your feet are dry and scaly? This problem usually occurs when you wear closed shoes for too long or don’t properly moisturize your skin.

Few things are as uncomfortable as your feet scratching against the sheets when you snuggle into bed. It’s even worse when you’re in bed with someone else, worrying that your partner might rub their ...