Oceanic Vents and Seeps Coexist in Same Habitats

A team of scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in La Jolla, California, argues that hydrothermal vents and marine seeps can coexist in the same environment. The question as to whether or not that is the case has been a topic of discussion in the scientific community f... [ read more >> ]

Hydrothermal seep-dwellers: large tubeworm "bush" with more than 14,000 tubeworms

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Image credits: NSF / Lisa Levin

Hydrothermal seep-dwellers: large tubeworm "bush" with more than 14,000 tubeworms