A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought.

Deep beneath the ice-encrusted Arctic seas near the North Pole, atop an inactive deep-sea volcano, a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms.

Caption Aurora’s hydrothermal vents at Gakkel Ridge (Central Arctic). A snapshot of a hydrothermal vent (upper left corner, indicated by the red arrow) and chimneys (yellow-orange structures on ...

The studied rocks were collected from the Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole and the ... The slow pace of the spreading at these ocean ridges means that they are relatively quiet, volcanically ...