China has approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea to support marine exploration. The ...

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as Mount Rainier's peak rises above the land surface. These great depths of 4 ...

We are exploring the role of hydrothermal vents in driving the evolution of novel adaptations in deep-sea animals, throughout the 500+ million year history of complex life on our planet. In many parts ...

Fungi are an essential yet often overlooked component of deep-sea ecosystems, which encompass a vast range of habitats, including hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and oceanic trenches. Recent ...

These floods of hydrocarbon-rich fluid and gas are in contrast to hydrothermal vents, and as their name suggests, these areas remain just as cold as their surroundings. Multiple cold seeps have ...

This enables comprehensive investigation of previously unchartered territories, including seamounts, hydrothermal vents, and cold seeps, which are regarded as the most likely places to find clues ...