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Scientists break record by finding northernmost hydrothermal vent field
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2008 |
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Well inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found black smoker vents farther north than anyone has ever seen before. The cluster of five vents – one towering nearly four stories in height – are venting ...
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Possible new fish species found in Pacific
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Apr 17, 2007 |
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A new undersea mineral chimney emitting hot, iron-darkened water that attracts unusual marine life has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.
Lost City pumps life-essential chemicals at rates unseen at typical black smokers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Hydrocarbons – molecules critical to life – are being generated by the simple interaction of seawater with the rocks under the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
'Good vibrations' from deep-sea smokers may keep fish out of hot water
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Feb 05, 2007 |
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So you're a fish. Right now some tubeworm tartare and clams on the half shell would really hit the spot, so you're headed for the all-night café. "All-night" being the operative word because the volcanic ridge ...
New Undersea Vent Suggests Snake-Headed Mythology
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Apr 18, 2007 |
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A new "black smoker" -- an undersea mineral chimney emitting hot, iron-darkened water that attracts unusual marine life -- has been discovered at about 8,500 feet underwater by an expedition currently exploring ...
Oases for Life on the Mid-Caymen Rise
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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A team of oceanographers and astrobiologists is currently exploring one of the deepest points in the Caribbean Sea. Follow their blog as they search for life in this extreme seafloor environment.
Scientists Discover First Seafloor Vents on Ultraslow-Spreading Ridge
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Scientists have found one of the largest fields of seafloor vents gushing super-hot, mineral-rich fluids on a mid-ocean ridge that, until now, remained elusive to the ten-year hunt to find them.
New fin seen in Mount St. Helens crater
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May 03, 2006 |
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A large fin has developed in the mile-wide Mount St. Helens crater, the result of lava upsurges, the Cascades Volcano Observatory reported.
Deep sea expedition sets sail
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Nov 10, 2008 |
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Setting sail on the Pacific, a University of Delaware-led research team has embarked on an extreme adventure that will find several of its members plunging deep into the sea to study hydrothermal vents on ...
Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dan Schnur, director of the College's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, analyzes the findings from the first of six USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences/Los Angeles Times statewide ...
Hot springs microbes hold key to dating sedimentary rocks, researchers say
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Scientists studying microbial communities and the growth of sedimentary rock at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park have made a surprising discovery about the geological record of life and the environment.
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