The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about 12,300 feet, researchers said.

India's Deep Sea Mission is on the right track, and the discovery of an active hydrothermal vent 4,500 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean this month will boost scientists' confidence.

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Moronke Harris aboard the E/V Nautilus on an expedition to the Endeavor Hydrothermal Vent Field in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2021.

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 ...

We've all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them.

We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, a ...

The scarlet worm is found on the sides of hydrothermal vents, with its tube often reaching across the chimney to access some of the hottest vent fluids. The worms can be briefly exposed to 212˚F ...

Newly discovered hydrothermal vents at a depth of 8366 feet below the ocean surface are emitting fluids exceeding 300°C. Sentry and Alvin collaborated on the discovery, greatly expediting the ...

A research mission uncovered five new hydrothermal vents in a highly volcanic region of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The vents spew fluids hotter than 570°F, and have appeared as a result of the ...

To land-dwelling humans, deep sea hydrothermal vents would seem like a vision of hell, amidst the crushing darkness you have plumes of superheated water, mixed with noxious sulfides, erupting from ...

There may be no ecosystem on Earth that seems less hospitable than hydrothermal vents. In the perpetual darkness, cold and relentless pressures of the deep sea, these volcanic seeps spew piping ...