Cold seeps, the sites on the ocean floor where the bubbles of the methane gas rise up, are a home for a varied communities of bacteria, bivalves and other associated life forms. Disclaimer ...

In the depths of the ocean where the Earth’s crust meets the freezing water, chemicals leak into the seawater through cracks and fissures called cold seeps. These floods of hydrocarbon-rich ...

"Cold seeps hold keys to understanding Earth's carbon cycle, life in extreme environments, and the safe extraction of resources like methane hydrates. This facility will position China at the ...

Led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCSIO), the research facility of cold-seep ecosystem comprises three key components, including a crewed deep-sea ...