A string of 100-ft-tall hydrothermal vents has just been discovered in the Pacific Ocean

A series of previously unknown hydrothermal vents have been revealed in the poorly-explored Mariana Back-Arc south of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. It’s thought that the animals found clustering around these remote vents could include a host of new species. The vents are bristling with hairy snails, shrimps, crabs, mussels, limpets, squat lobsters, anemones and polychaete worms. Dec 29, 2016
Christmas strikes: How will you be affected?

Christmas strikes: How will you be affected?

A number of strikes have been called over the festive period, affecting Southern Rail, British Airways and the Post Office. Here are the details of how you could be affected by the industrial action. Dec 22, 2016