For the first time, scientists observed tubeworms and other complex ocean creatures dwelling beneath hydrothermal vents. By Robin George Andrews Off the western shores of Central and South America ...

Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life. The study of hydrothermal vents is challenging, not least because their deep-sea locations are difficult to access. They were first discovered in 1977, when ...

Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans as a carbon sink.

Scientists have unearthed a weird and wonderful habitat filled with a variety of strange creatures underneath an undersea volcano. Found beneath hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise off ...

Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at the junctions of drifting tectonic plates. But there are many hydrothermal fields still to be discovered. During a 2022 expedition of the MARIA ...

Hydrothermal vents are a testament to life’s tenacity and creativity. They show us that even in the harshest, most unlikely places, life finds a way to adapt and flourish.

A deep-sea expedition made the surprising discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem in which animals such as giant tube worms thrive beneath hydrothermal vents. CNN values your feedback 1.

Destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts for vent fields hundreds of kilometers away, suggests a new paper published in Ecology and Evolution.

Deep sea researchers have discovered a whole new ecosystem underneath hydrothermal vents in the ocean floor. Hydrothermal vents have long been an ecologically exciting environment for researchers ...

Black smoke appears to rise from chimney-like formations of the hottest and deepest known hydrothermal vents on Earth. With upgrades to the submersible Alvin, a three-person crew saw these vents ...