The crew was happy to have found what they were looking for, but stunned by what else was there: life! Immediately surrounding the hot vents and chimneys were thriving communities of strange ...

But geology has offered life a hand through hydrothermal vents. Hydrothermal vents are fissures that release geothermally heated water. Found primarily in regions with volcanic activity ...

It’s hard to believe that anything could live here, but these deep-sea hydrothermal vents are teeming with life, including species yet to be discovered. In December 2016, researchers operating a ...