Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Scientists discover creatures living beneath the bottom of the sea Smoking Ocean Vents Found in Surprisingly Shallow Water ...

This story appears in the December 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Lake to explore unique spires formed by dormant hydrothermal vents thousands of years ago. Guiding him was ...

While scientists had previously identified animals living above the seafloor near hydrothermal vents, this was the first time animals had been found living underground near the vents—only microbes had ...