making it a prime research location. But getting Alvin there was a key piece of the equation. Alvin has proven critical in ...

Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Smoking Ocean Vents Found in Surprisingly Shallow Water ...

At the Bay of Conception this process can be witnessed first hand. Hydrothermal vents are fissures that expel heated water and are evidence that the Earth's crust is being ripped apart.

If there is a harsher place to live than a hydrothermal vent, it hasn't been found yet. Pitch darkness, poison gas, heavy metals, extreme acidity, enormous pressure, water at turns frigid and ...

This has important implications for understanding the origin of these vents and assessing ... turbidity anomalies in its hydrothermal plume and because of its location near the summit of a ...

One of the new OSD species – a hydrothermal vent limpet, Lepetodrilus marianae. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

In the summer of 2019, researchers from the Museum travelled to Iceland to study a hydrothermal vent. They found an array of animals living on the vent that might help us understand how life has ...

We are exploring the role of hydrothermal vents in driving the evolution of novel adaptations in deep-sea animals, throughout the 500+ million year history of complex life on our planet. In many parts ...

As the only woman who has piloted the deep-ocean research submersible Alvin, Van Dover is among the few researchers to have explored hydrothermal vents firsthand. A love of the ocean lured Nicole ...