Hydrothermal vents are fissures that release geothermally heated water. Found primarily in regions with volcanic activity, these vents form along mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates diverge.

A research mission uncovered five new hydrothermal vents in a highly volcanic region of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The vents ...

A new source of nitrogen has been discovered. Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in southwestern Germany ...

The discovery dives around hydrothermal vents take you to witness ecosystems that thrive in extreme conditions, far removed ...

Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Smoking Ocean Vents Found in Surprisingly Shallow Water ...

Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the gloom.

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 ...

At the Bay of Conception this process can be witnessed first hand. Hydrothermal vents are fissures that expel heated water and are evidence that the Earth's crust is being ripped apart.

The veteran HOV can now officially dive deeper into the sea, broadening the horizons of scientific discoveries under the surface.

Their expedition was to look for hydrothermal activity like that found ... as very hot water spewed out of vents into the 3-degree Centigrade ocean water. A dusting of white lay around the vents ...

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