Scientists found that formic and acetic acids can be formed in hydrothermal vents through protometabolic processes.

A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society has recreated in the laboratory chemical reactions that may ...

Analysis of hydrothermal vent temperature can predict seafloor volcanic eruptions, supporting global ocean monitoring.

A study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual ...

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

Destruction of key hydrothermal vents by deep-sea mining could have knock-on impacts for vent fields hundreds of kilometers away, suggests a new paper published in Ecology and Evolution. The study, ...

Image: Hydrothermal vent fluids contain about one million times more iron than regular ocean water, but the iron pumped out has always been thought to immediately form mineralized particles when it ...

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 ...

New research shows that a remote place on Earth has submarine activity akin to that on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. The finding offers a new opportunity that can help scientists prepare for future ...

Since their first discovery a generation ago, it has been recognized that hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the deep dark oceans represented unique habitats for exotic forms of life previously ...

Image: The top three feet of a chimney nearly 40 feet tall are visible as the arm of a remotely operated vehicle reaches in to sample fluids. The vent is part… Well inside the Arctic Circle, ...