Back
25· Cooling
Health & Science3h 47m ago
A Chinese submersible discovered thousands of blood-red tubeworms and white clams thriving on leaking methane at a depth of six miles below the Pacific.
Archive Window: 7 Days Left
Pacific Ocean
Who
Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
What
A Chinese submersible discovered thousands of blood-red tubeworms and white clams thriving on leaking methane at a depth of six miles below the Pacific.
When
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:30:55 GMT · 3h 47m ago
Where
Pacific Ocean ·
Why
The ecosystem was found thriving on leaking methane in an environment with no sunlight and no photosynthesis.
The Frontline Impact
How this affects you
This discovery expands the known boundaries of life in extreme environments and highlights the potential for chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep sea.
Story chain
1 event in this threadNo related history yet - this is the origin event.