[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

The veteran HOV can now officially dive deeper into the sea, broadening the horizons of scientific discoveries under the ...

Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems are unique environments found on the ocean floor, characterized by the presence of mineral-rich hot water that supports diverse biological communities.

Life in these underworlds runs on a very different timeline to Earth's bustling surface. With no sunlight, energy is sparse ...

Their discovery, which has shaken previous concepts of life on the sea floor ... on other creatures within greater ecosystems as a result: “The uniqueness of active hydrothermal vents is ...

Scientists probing the bottom of the Pacific Ocean made a surprising discovery: animals living ... and there are hydrothermal vents, which are like hot springs on the ocean's floor.

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Julianne Fernandez parlayed her experience as a University of Cincinnati geosciences student into a career that has taken her ...

Until the 1970’s people thought the deepest parts of the ocean were devoid of life- then hydrothermal vents were discovered on the sea floor. On The Point, we talk with WHOI senior geochemist ...

On Earth, organisms living in harsh environments, such as hydrothermal vents in the ocean floor, are called extremophiles, and the experiment could reveal which microorganisms are hardy enough to ...