Cold seeps, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are locations where hydrocarbon-rich fluid like methane or hydrogen sulphide seeps up from below the seafloor.

The research facility of cold-seep ecosystem, a megaproject whose launch was recently announced in South China's Guangdong ...

A simulated picture of the cold seeps ecosystem research facility Photo: Liu Caiyu/GT. China on Friday announced the official launch of a deep-sea research megaproject in Guangzho ...

The Research Facility of Cold-seep Ecosystems, led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy ...

Beijing: China has approved the establishment of a deep-sea research center after years of debate and technical review. It is ...

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is produced in marine environments through biological processes, particularly in areas known as cold seeps and coastal wetlands. Recent research has focused on ...

Another concern, Thurber said, is that the microbes in cold, shallow water were slow to arrive at the Antarctic methane seep, a finding that could help scientists better understand microbial ...

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 ...