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Researchers discover unknown species at juncture where hot and cold habitats collide

Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Microbe Survives in Ocean's Deepest Realm, Thanks to Genetic Adaptations

(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome of a marine bacterium living 2,500 meters below the ocean's surface is providing clues to how life adapts in extreme environments, according to a paper published Feb. 6, 2009, in ...

Biology /

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists discover chemosynthetic shrimp, tubeworms together for first time at hydrothermal vent

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ocean scientists on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer observed two species of marine life they believe have never before been seen together at a hydrothermal vent— chemosynthetic shrimp ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Technology opens promise, perils of ocean mining

(AP) -- There's gold in that thar sea floor. Silver, copper, zinc and lead, too. The problem is, it's a mile or two underwater and encased in massive mineral deposits that layer a dark, mysterious world.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists ashore assist in discovery of tubeworm colony off Cyprus

When a field of tubeworms was unexpectedly discovered on the side of a large underwater mountain 50 miles off the coast of Cyprus this summer, the finding was notable both for the discovery itself and for the process of the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0