A new study published in Scientific Reports reports the discovery of a remarkably extensive hydrothermal vent field on the ...

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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 research ...

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These vents are located off Mexico's western coast. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists sent underwater robots into the ...

(CNN) — Scientists have uncovered communities of animals such as tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath the seafloor, revealing a previously unknown but thriving ecosystem. Researchers ...

A team of international scientists on board the RV Falkor (too), a research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, recently discovered active hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Researchers have found a thriving ecosystem of animal life in an unlikely place: beneath hydrothermal vents under the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean. A community of marine life was found below the East ...

For the first time, scientists observed tubeworms and other complex ocean creatures dwelling beneath hydrothermal vents. By Robin George Andrews Off the western shores of Central and South America, ...

Scientists have been finding life in hydrothermal vents for years, but researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology recently examined a new bacteria species that have been ...

Scientists probing the bottom of the Pacific Ocean made a surprising discovery: animals living underneath the seafloor in an area with volcanic activity. Giant tubeworms, which are known as the ...

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