Deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Many new microbial genomes have been described from these environments. This image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit.

It was not just a straightforward chimney-shaped object with billowing ... NOVA: Why study hydrothermal vent systems? Delaney: Submarine hydrothermal volcanoes constitute a very primitive form ...

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 of the northernmost hydrothermal vent field ...

If there is a harsher place to live than a hydrothermal vent, it hasn't been found yet. Pitch darkness, poison gas, heavy metals, extreme acidity, enormous pressure, water at turns frigid and ...

The vents are made up of volcanic ... in the 380 degree water coming out of the hydrothermal vent chimneys. By climbing the sides of the chimney-like structures, the crabs are able to maximize ...