Life at Vents & Seeps
From Oceanus Magazine

November 3, 2014
Big Questions About Tiny Bacteria
Novel experiments probe how life thrives at the seafloor

September 14, 2012
Deep-sea Vents Yield New Species
Scientists explore the Mid-Cayman Rise in the Caribbean

July 13, 2012
Symbiosis in the Deep Sea
Scientists discover how bacteria living with shrimp make a living

December 28, 2011
Searching for Life on the Seafloor
Mid-Cayman Spreading Center could harbor unknown organisms

May 5, 2011
Life and Death in the Deep Sea
Does the Gulf oil spill threaten vital seafloor communities?

December 22, 2010
A Hunt for Unusual Seafloor Animals and Vents
Expedition explores the Mid-Cayman Rise in the Caribbean Sea

December 17, 2010
What's Living in the Ocean?
Ten-year Census of Marine Life discovers wealth of new species and explores biodiversity

December 31, 2009
The Mysterious Movements of Deep-Sea Larvae
How do the tiny progeny of seafloor animals disperse through the ocean?

November 20, 2009
The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
Can minerals be extracted from the seafloor without environmental impacts?

February 16, 2007
Would a Hagfish By Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?
A new species, Eptatretus strickrotti, is named for the Alvin pilot who captured it

January 12, 2007
Deep-sea Tubeworms Get Versatile 'Inside' Help
Scientists find first known organism that makes organic carbon by two different means

April 27, 2006
Lurking Benignly on the Seafloor, the ‘Yeti’ Crab is Discovered
The white, long-armed, shaggy creature represents an entirely new family of crabs

June 28, 2005
On the Seafloor, a Parade of Roses
A third generation of scientists finds the third generation of hydrothermal vent sites

March 22, 2004
The Evolutionary Puzzle of Seafloor Life
Scientists are assembling critical pieces to reconstruct the history of life on the ocean floor

December 1, 1998
"Nothing Could Diminish the Excitement of Seeing the Animals for the First Time"
Biologists' First Look at Vent CommunitiesGalápagos Rift, 1979