the researchers charted the previously unknown hydrothermal vent field in astounding detail. Related: Trail of crabs leads scientists to remarkable underwater discovery The area hosted clusters of ...

Natural phenomena such as wildfires, volcanoes, and underwater thermal vents can cause thermal pollution. However, it is more ...

Giant tubeworms - the world's heftiest worms - and other marine invertebrates such as snails and bristle worms were found using the remotely operated underwater ... near such vents, but never ...

Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by the collisions of tectonic plates, create underwater hot springs in an otherwise frigid environment. These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that ...