In the depths of the ocean, near the South Sandwich Islands, a remarkable marine creature has been filmed. This is not an ...

Pyconogonids, commonly called sea spiders, are marine arthropods that have eight legs and a long mouthpart called a proboscis ...

Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean floor, shedding more light on the diversity of underwater arachnids. Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...