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 ...
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 ...
Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Its 10,000 hydrothermal features—steamy vents, sulfurous mud pots, hot springs—support a broad ...