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

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.

"The spontaneous formation of ion channels discovered in deep sea hydrothermal vents has direct implications for the origin ...

from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. The team recently published their results in the journal iScience. The researchers developed a method that enabled them to analyze time-series gene expression at ...

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

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

The crab earned its nickname due to the dense hairs on its chest, reminiscent of the actor David Hasselhoff. These hairy ...

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

They said the discovery increases the "urgency" of protecting the hydrothermal vent ecosystems from human impact, including deep-sea mining.

It’s hard to believe that anything could live here, but these deep-sea hydrothermal vents are teaming with life, including species yet to be discovered. In December 2016, researchers operating a ...