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

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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 ...

Interfaces are environments right on the edge of surface and subsurface, such caves and hydrothermal vents, where organisms ... springs, and the deep sea. Subsurface bacteria were most diverse ...

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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.

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