In the global carbon cycle, microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and ...

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Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

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Satellite data, in other words, only gives a rough idea of what lies beneath the sea. Only a tiny percentage ... including the discovery of the first hydrothermal vents and their exotic ...

Dubilier and colleagues reveal that chemosynthetic symbioses are ubiquitous and dominate the biomass in marine environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, and are also common ...

He began this research in 1996, about two decades after scientists discovered hydrothermal vents—cracks in the deep ocean floor ... that of the atmosphere at sea level. (If something were ...

China is rapidly expanding its deep ... sea research station 2,000 metres below the South China Sea. Expected to be operational by 2030, this permanent underwater base will house scientists for ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in detail. Their ...

In January 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard blamed a Cameroon- and Tanzania-flagged vessel crewed by seven Chinese nationals and ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Roadside Springs thermal area is a collection of distinct areas of altered rock and hydrothermal features. The new steam vent is at the ...