A team of scientists exploring an underwater volcano have discovered that life below the seafloor is more thriving than we ...

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

water at turns frigid and searing—this seafloor environment seems more like something from deep space than from our own deep sea. Yet amazing communities of life exist at hydrothermal vents and ...

In contrast to the interesting hydrothermal activity at Yellowstone National Park, 2024 was seismically calm, writes Michael ...

These structures create favorable conditions for life to flourish in what was once thought to be an inhospitable environment. The interaction between cold seawater and hot hydrothermal fluids ...