A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden ecosystem beneath hydrothermal vents on the seafloor, revealing life in volcanic caves.

New discovery of underground marine life near hydrothermal vents on the Pacific seabed reveals unseen ecosystems.

A mile and a half beneath the ocean’s surface, the seafloor presents a landscape as foreign as that of distant planets. Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by tectonic plate collisions, give rise to ...

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.

A mile and a half beneath the ocean’s surface, the seafloor presents a landscape as foreign as that of distant planets. Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by tectonic plate collisions, give rise to ...

This once unremarkable lake underwent a series of bizarre changes, leading to a dramatic and unexpected event.

Located along the ridge are hydrothermal vents, or openings in the seafloor where seawater and hot magma from beneath Earth’s crust come together to create a type of underwater hot spring.