Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The sampling spanned from the western Pacific to the central Indian Ocean, covering diverse geological features such as trenches, basins, fracture zones, and hydrothermal vents. It encompassed ...

What's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and how do we know ... In 1979, Alvin discovered what are now known as "black smokers" -- hydrothermal vents rich in sulfide-bearing minerals.

A deep-ocean submersible uses its lights to illuminate a hydrothermal vent field at Chammoro Seamount, within the Mariana Trench (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research/NOAA) Advert All in ...

The sampling spanned from the western Pacific to the central Indian Ocean, covering diverse geological features such as trenches, basins, fracture zones, and hydrothermal vents. It encompassed ...

Scientists sampled fish living in the Pacific's Mariana Trench and trenches in the Indian Ocean. . | Credit: Han Xu et al. (2025) Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Roadside Springs thermal area is a collection of distinct areas of altered rock and hydrothermal features. The new steam vent is at the ...

Scientists at China's Beihang University developed a tiny morphable robot to explore the ocean's depths — and it's now taken a dive into the Mariana Trench. The team successfully demonstrated ...

A park scientist discovered a new hydrothermal feature while driving through Yellowstone National Park during the overactive summer season. Jefferson Hungerford Yellowstone National Park A new ...