This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

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Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

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During their brief encounter, the researchers used a laser to measure the squid's size and observed its behavior in the wild.

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But whatever it was, it seemed as surprised to see the submersible as its operators were to find it—the squid released a small, green cloud of ink after noticing the robot visitor. Researchers ...

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