Scanning electron micrograph of an "ice worm," a polychaete worm that finds its home in the dark, icy gas hydrate habitats of the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. See the links on the right for more about these remarkable creatures and their environment.

Volume 5, Number 3 December 1997 Lair of the "Ice Worm" Hydrate-dwelling worms are the latest addition to the inventory of remarkable animals living at hydrocarbon seeps in the gulf. Ian MacDonald and Samantha Joye Gas hydrate gardens of the Gulf of Mexico Gas hydrates can hold small and large molecules of natural gas, and they are far more plentiful than the world's coal and oil resources combined. Roger Sassen

Life's Prospects Where will we find it next? Roger Sassen Voyage to the depths Roger Sassen

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