In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field, thanks to a trail of ghostly crabs. For over 20 years ...

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

Hydrothermal vents, first discovered off the Galápagos Islands, are Dalí-esque chimneys and chasms that often grow atop or close to midoceanic ridges — vast volcanic fissures in the seafloor ...

Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life. The study of hydrothermal vents is challenging, not least because their deep-sea locations are difficult to access. They were first discovered in 1977, when ...

Deepest Hydrothermal Vents Teem With Strange Shrimp. News. By Stephanie Pappas published 10 January 2012 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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

Hydrothermal vent ecosystem life includes tube worms, fish, bivalves and crustaceans (Image credit: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) "These finely detailed maps created with state-of-the-art ...

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

SMOKE IN THE WATER Ecosystem-supporting hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean are much more common than previously thought, new research shows.. Ocean Networks Canada/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) ...

The crucial evidence for the presence of hydrothermal vents was gathered beginning in 2004 by Cassini's Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA), before the spacecraft even arrived at Saturn and discovered ...

Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans as a carbon sink.

Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at the junctions of drifting tectonic plates. But there are many hydrothermal fields still to be discovered. During a 2022 expedition of the MARIA ...