“They mainly inhabit specialised environments like deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Another species of squat lobster, Galathea strigosa, ...

Cold seeps release methane, petroleum, carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulfide, while high-temperature seeps – known as hydrothermal vents or hot springs – are associated with underwater volcanoes ...

The eelpout is part of a medley of other species that form Jacó Scar’s composite ecosystem, along with, for example, clams typically found at cold seeps and bacteria found at hydrothermal vents.

Both cold seeps and their chemical and geological relatives, hydrothermal vents, are rich in reduced chemicals, particularly hydrogen sulfide. These chemicals are toxic. Sulfide and oxygen don’t ...

Cold seeps are places where hydrocarbon-rich fluids seep or flow out of small vents onto the sea floor. Only a few degrees warmer than the surrounding ocean temperature, they create unique ...

This seep isn’t either of those. It’s linked to a fault line: Scientists first mistook the leak for a cold methane seep – there are at least 1,000 methane seeps in the region.

Mistress of the Sea squat lobsters live between 1,500 and 4,100 feet down near cold seeps, a type of deep-sea vent that spews chemicals, the study said. Researchers described the environment as ...

There may be no ecosystem on Earth that seems less hospitable than hydrothermal vents.In the perpetual darkness, cold and relentless pressures of the deep sea, these volcanic seeps spew piping hot ...

The methane is produced inside the Earth and is distributed to the sea floor by underwater vents. This type of ecosystem is known as a "cold-seep" or a "cold-vent." The first of its kind was ...