Given that hydrothermal vents—geysers on the deep ocean floor emitting mineral ... November 7, 2003). The so-far unnamed snail lives a sedentary life at the base of the black smokers—the hottest of ...

If you are planning on driving in Yellowstone National Park when most of its roads open in April, you could drive by one of ...

Yet amazing communities of life exist at hydrothermal vents and the so-called "black ... Some creatures, such as the mollusks known as gastropod snails, feast on the bacteria directly; others ...

Worms and snails handle the pressure 2,500m ... two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, opening up hydrothermal vents that let out water heated by magma and loaded with chemical ...