Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea.

A study suggests ancient hot springs, like Yellowstone's, may have supported reactions crucial for the birth of life on our ...

Although it’s long been suggested that hydrothermal vents could’ve played a starring role in the formation of life on Earth ...

Researchers have discovered inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that are strikingly similar to ...

Located along the ridge are hydrothermal vents ... how populations of vent organisms are maintained and just how much life ...

These same minerals are also found in hot springs today, such as the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park in ...

Hydrothermal vents occur globally at sea-floor spreading ... Biofilms and the plethora of organisms that live at deep-sea vent sites are based on the process of chemoautotrophy.

A new study may have figured out how life on Earth actually began, and it all has to do with ancient hot springs.

Their expedition was to look for hydrothermal activity like ... upon the vents since only the remains of dead organisms surrounded inactive vents. Scientists collected water from the vents and ...

Volcanic eruptions create unique habitats for diverse life forms, which have evolved adaptations to survive extreme ...