On March 1, Beijing officially announced the construction of a deep-sea habitat in these methane-rich “cold seep” zones, where six researchers will live for month-long stretches to study gas ...

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 ...

Located in one of the world’s most strategically important areas, this high-tech facility will focus on studying cold seep ...

The Point Dume methane seep off the coast of Southern California, where methane-oxidizing microbes inhabit chimney-like structures. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...