PhysOrg Earth Sciences - 2010 March 03
Scientists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have found evidence of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor near Antarctica, formerly a blank spot on the map for researchers wanting to learn more about seafloor formation and the bizarre life forms drawn to these extreme environments.
A vent spews chemical fluids from the East Pacific Rise, about 5,600 miles from newly
suspected vents on the Pacific Antarctic Ridge. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)