hydrothermal vents

deep sea

These mollusks are thriving, not surviving at deep sea vents under the Arctic ice - how did they get there?

Deep-sea snails obtain bacterial symbionts from the surrounding environment, allowing them to survive in harsh environments

Chemistry

Marine scientists used isotopic fingerprinting techniques to discover a new way that the hydrocarbons in oil and gas are formed.

Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin There are vast areas in the oceans that…

What have this year's deep sea exploration expeditions encountered so far? Read more to find out!

Toxicology

Mercury is a toxic element that can accumulate in marine organisms, including fish we eat. But how does mercury into…

Microbiology

Hydrothermal vents are hot, dark, and toxic environments. But to sulfur oxidizing bacteria, they're home.

The PharmaSea program is looking to expand our library of marine-derived compounds for use in drug discovery. Want to know…

Deep sea communities are full of weird and wonderful animals that we don't know much about, and human demand for…

The origin of life is with out a doubt a fascinating topic of discussion and debate, intensified by the fact…

How frustrating it must be to spend a bunch of money to get to the field, only to find out…

Roughly 360 years ago, on a September afternoon in the Aegean sea, the sky was blotted out as metals tarnished…