Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

Tourists and officials were startled by a hydrothermal explosion at Black Diamond Pool in July 2024. Geoscientists are working out how and why it occurred to better understand these hazardous events.

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

Researchers have uncovered a "lost city" in the Atlantic Ocean that could unlock the secrets of life's emergence on our ...

The towering spires of carbonate rock found in the field were formed by a geological reaction known as serpentinization, ...

This vast field of mineral towers, called the Lost City, is the oldest known hydrothermal system in the ocean. Scientists ...

They usually occur on divergent plate boundaries, where tectonic plates are moving apart. The vents expel a fluid that was heated to extreme temperatures when seeping through the Earth's crust from ...

Its underwater hot springs (hydrothermal vents)spouted water heated by magma beneath the surface, which support a large community of microbes, giant tubeworms, spider crabs, and even octopuses.

The volcano has also provided a glimpse into how ocean life in the region has benefited from its existence. Due to the magma chamber in the center of Axial collapsing several times, a large crater, or ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.

Hydrothermal vents, often described as underwater hot springs, form along mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates diverge. Magma from the Earth’s mantle rises, creating new crust and volcanic ...

Representational image. Shutterstock India's Deep Sea Mission is on the right track, and the discovery of an active hydrothermal vent 4,500 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean this month will ...