ASU expedition finds an aquatic world teeming with life (opens in new tab)

Imagine descending nearly a mile and a half into a watery abyss, watching the sunlight disappear as the world around you turns completely black. Then suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by a shower of brilliant, bioluminescent fireworks.This is just the beginning of an ocean expedition into the realm of deep-sea hydrothermal vents — alien ecosystems teeming with life we have yet to fully understand. Here, a place where the sunlight never reaches, crabs, rays and fish thrive even under the ...