It told us that life can thrive. Not just grow a little bit,but actually thrive-[even] in the absence2 of light". The vents are home to a hugs number of creatures. On averge, scientists have discovered a new species every 10 days since 1979. Timothy shank, a marine ecologist,call the number of new species "mind-boggling." "We're still on the tip of the icberg," he says.