In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field, thanks to a trail of ghostly crabs. For over 20 years ...

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

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...

The vents expel a fluid that was heated to extreme temperatures when seeping through the Earth's crust from the ocean. Maggie explains, 'Hydrothermal vents are like hot springs on the seafloor. As ...

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

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

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

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Some plants can photosynthesise using nightglow, traditionally comprising moonlight, starlight and the light reflected from ...

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

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

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