In 2016 Professor Tina Treude’s team conducted research aboard their ship on organisms that survive the harsh environment of the extremely deep, hot, sub-sea floor. Read about the findings through the media coverage links below!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2305667-microbes-survive-deep-below-the-seafloor-at-temperatures-up-to-120c/
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/940969
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-extremely-deep-hot-subseafloor.html