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

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

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree ...

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

According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Deep-sea black carbon comes from hydrothermal vents Date: February 10, 2023 Source: Hokkaido University Summary: Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of ...

An eelpout swims by a tower of tubeworms at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 8,200 feet deep. Experiments testing the theory of species dispersal through cracks in the Earth's crust ...

Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface ...

Animals found living underground near deep-sea hydrothermal vents. By Will Dunham. October 17, 2024 2:29 PM UTC Updated October 17, 2024 Item 1 of 4 Giant tubeworms on the seafloor ...

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid. The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...