Life without oxygen: The mysterious microbes thriving in the Lost City beneath the waves
The Lost City, found in 2000 near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is a deep-sea ecosystem with towering limestone formations resembling underwater cathedrals.
A 5-foot-wide flange, or ledge, on the side of a chimney in the Lost City Field.(photo credit: National Science Foundation (University of Washington/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).)