A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides scientists with a powerful new tool for ...

A new type of jellyfish has been discovered at deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. A new “black smoker”–an undersea mineral chimney emitting hot springs of iron-darkened water–has been ...

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In the Gulf of California, off the coast of La Paz, Mexico, lies a mysterious world where searing hot water spews out of 80-foot-tall (24 meters) mounds and iridescent worms inch along the seafloor.

A new hydrothermal vent field, which scientists have dubbed “The Lost City,” was discovered December 5th on an undersea mountain in the Atlantic Ocean. The unexpected discovery occurred at 30 degrees ...

Aside from discovering the fascinating geology of the Gulf’s floor, the team also found diverse sea life thriving on or near the vents and their mineral structures. Researchers photographed tubeworms ...

When salt-rich water leaks out of sea ice, it sinks into the sea and can occasionally create an eerie finger of ice called a brinicle. New research explains how these strange fingers of ice form and ...

Many creatures make their homes above ocean vents, but life underneath the surface was just discovered. Screengrab from Schmidt Ocean Institute YouTube video Deep under the sea, the molten core of the ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides scientists with a powerful new ...