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

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 ...

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.

Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the ...

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 ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Scientists uncovered a "Lost City" deep underwater in the Atlantic Ocean that could prove the existence of extraterrestrial ...

The SETI Institute awarded the first Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship to Dr. Anastasia Yanchilina. Yanchilina will focus ...

On The Point, we talk with WHOI senior geochemist Chris German about hydrothermal vents and life in extreme environments. What we’re learning about the deep sea will shape future space exploration.

Shallow-water hydrothermal vents are distributed worldwide and, while understudied relative to their deep-sea counterparts, they represent unique ecosystems where primary productivity is supported ...