The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...

These hydrothermal vents are like underwater volcanoes, but instead of destroying, they spark entire ecosystems. It’s a place where fire seemingly meets water, and the impossible becomes reality.

The vents expel a fluid that was heated to extreme temperatures when seeping through the Earth's crust from the ocean. Maggie explains, 'Hydrothermal vents are like hot springs on the seafloor. As ...

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

Some plants can photosynthesise using nightglow, traditionally comprising moonlight, starlight and the light reflected from ...

A deep-sea expedition made the surprising discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem in which animals such as giant tube worms thrive beneath hydrothermal vents.

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

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 ...

Tourists and officials were startled by a hydrothermal explosion at Black Diamond Pool in July 2024. Geoscientists are ...