Hydrogen-producing hydrothermal systems in the deep ocean are rare but critical to understanding Earth's internal processes ...

A research team led by Prof. Sun Weidong from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has ...

The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the watery depths. But step aside, Atlantis, scientists ...

The dark depths of our oceans are home to some of the most alien-like and fascinating creatures on Earth. Among these, life at ocean vents is perhaps the most astonishing. These vents, also known as ...

In the depths of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, underwater volcanoes spew material into the ocean water. Vents that connect underground rifts to the surface release billowing clouds of black deposits of ...