The deep-sea volcanoes beneath Earth’s oceans may offer vital clues in the search for alien life on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

A 13-foot-wide hot pool formed over the winter in one of Yellowstone’s most active areas, and it could offer new insights ...

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

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The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

Until the 1970’s people thought the deepest parts of the ocean were devoid of life- then hydrothermal vents were discovered ...

Learn more about the new hydrothermal feature that appeared last summer in Yellowstone National Park, and how, even though it ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...