Life around deep sea methane seeps

[xtremetom180]

very interesting vid

[mnemoniccourier]

Methane gas rises from ocean depths off Costa Rica

[lukeraynor85]

If that methane ever warmed up, we'd all be f*cked.

[131T3M3]

@lukeraynor85 err wat r u talking abt>? these hydrothermal vents are 60 degrees Celsius to 464 degrees Celsius

those creatures are able to survive there because they adapted to live in those conditions. if u try to go there urself u wud be lucky to come out wiht a 4th degree burn

[lukeraynor85]

@131T3M3 im talking about global warming, so what you said makes no sense

[wildcomfort88]

would that be the equivalent to living on a hostile planet?

[mcgihoh]

It may just look like mud, but remember, this is life that lives on METHANE.

This could be what it was like when life first formed.

[Quiras2]

Perhaps a running commentary . Or some explanation of what part is interesting and noteworthy and why it is so would be in order for lay people like me.

We too would like to find out more of why and how life is able to flourish in such depths and the unique ecology it represents.

Help us do so. Hope to see a new one soon!

[ghostCHILL222]

sorry,i'm a science hater,so where exactuly is the methane?,i just saw dead fish....

[zakaslamuk]

wow all that Mud

[neilmcdonald72]

boringest 5 minutes of my life

[Dragonkrux]

only for people too dull to understand what they're looking at... this is spectacular!

[pergentile]

You don't have to be dull not to understand something, you have to be ignorant to belittle someones point of view though. Way to go douchebag.

[newscientistvideo]

Hi eannadarcy, New Scientist wouldn't put out a fake video; it wouldn't do our reputation any good! It just happens to be rather good footage (taken by researchers from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, US). Thanks for watching!

Michael Marshall, online editorial assistant

[eannadarcy]

Thanks for setting me straight, will never doubt new scientist again! p.s. love your website.

[eannadarcy]

dont like to say it but this seems to be a complete fake! it is too much of a coincidence that these seeps never break their horizontal line for one second, and move exactly in unison with the camera movements, i hope i'm just being paranoid. oh nice1 putting this on UTUBE.

[Eienz]

Is not a fake. Look at the parallel lasers for distance and scale measurement.

When you take images from a ROV or a dredge thats the way you see the images. Of course sometimes you crash horizontaly but it's not usual.

[100dolphin]

i love the ocean i either want to be a marine biologist or a vet!! :)

[nushnik]

Looks rather barren. Nothing like the midatlantic vents.

[vallen6]

this is cool and all. but would be nice to have some comentary so i know what i'm looking at.

[kahuiroad]

Strange and groovy... look forward to seeing more stuff from the Natural World from newscientistvideo

[cpnjack]

Very interesting. First hydrothermal vents and now these!

[kerblargh]

That's fantastic - thanks guys.

[uncommonophoto]

Incredible ... and what a great idea to put this on You Tube!

[anoctor]

what no sound??

[sameoldmike]

The video is awesome -- what a great idea for you guys at New Scientist to start putting video on YouTube. Genius! If only other online magazines would get with the program. It's Woods HOLE oceanographic institute.. Keep up the good work.

[eexlebots]

Seriously, THANK YOU for using Youtube and not some weird custom player or embedded .wmv or ,mov.

Also this is neat.

[greenforeskin69]

this video is NOT awesome, its a complete wasteof time. I could have made that video out in my back by filming our sistern. we want critters and life forms.