A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for understanding the origin of ...

We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, a ...

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Just off a quiet Aegean shoreline, scientists have stumbled onto a seafloor landscape that looks less like a Mediterranean ...

Researchers have gained some insights regarding the creation of life on Earth. They were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. These insights are of the first molecular precursors ...

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A new study published in Scientific Reports reports the discovery of a remarkably extensive hydrothermal vent field on the shelf of Milos Island, Greece. The vents were identified during the METEOR ...

Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N2O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria. The research team developed a method that enabled them to analyze time-series ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec. 19, 2024) -- A new study about Earth’s northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. In addition, the study has ...