Imagine a world of darkness, where sunlight never reaches and the pressure is crushing—yet in this abyss, life flourishes in ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

In the global carbon cycle, microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and ...

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 ...

took the deep sea submersible Alvin to the Galápagos Rift near the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Their expedition was to look for hydrothermal activity like that found at Yellowstone ...

This is not altruism per se, but rather by exploiting the biofilm ... The bacteria of deep-sea hydrothermal vents can experience toxic metals coupled with temperatures changing from >100 o ...

We also study the ecology and evolution of animals living at hydrothermal vents - underwater hot springs and oases of remarkable evolutionary novelty in the deep sea. We are undertaking a range of ...

New Delhi: India's Deep Sea Mission is on the right track, and the discovery of an active hydrothermal vent 4,500 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean this month will boost scientists ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in detail. Their ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...