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hydrothermal systems

An artist’s depiction of a cryovolcano is erupting on Neptune’s moon Triton.
Posted inFeatures

Cryovolcanism’s Song of Ice and Fire

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 25 September 202327 September 2023

Ocean moons of the outer solar system hint at ice volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, and the tantalizing chance of habitability.

A metal cylinder and box surrounded by dry grass in front of a house in a rural area.
Posted inNews

The Western Great Basin Has an Arsenic Problem—Blame Its Geology

by Elise Cutts 31 March 2023

A new study links geological factors such as faulting and geothermal activity to an elevated risk of arsenic contamination in private wells across the Great Basin.

A volcano with two snow-dusted peaks in an arid landscape with a cloudless blue sky.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping the Fizzy Brines and Fluid-Filled Fractures Below a Volcano

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 March 202320 March 2023

Seismic tools reveal where hydrothermal fluids lie beneath the Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia and hint at their composition.

Map of study area and graphs showing magnetic signal evolution.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Rapid Evolution of Volcanic Systems Reflected in Magnetics

by Agnes Kontny 28 February 202324 February 2023

Spatiotemporal magnetic monitoring along with InSAR models is a powerful tool to image magmatic, hydrothermal, and mechanical changes within the volcanic edifice of the Piton de la Fournaise.

3D model of the structure of Sprouter Geyser
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Yellowstone Geyser is Diagnosed with Bubble Trap Syndrome

by Douglas R. Schmitt 24 February 202324 February 2023

Like humans who eat too many beans, Yellowstone’s Sprouter Geyser has recurrent issues with gas.

Illustration of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2015
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Marine Science Goes to Space

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 4 January 202325 September 2023

Space and ocean scientists take a splash course in multidisciplinary science to chart our solar system’s ocean worlds.

Una imagen del géiser Imperial de Yellowstone. El géiser está al centro de la imagen mostrando coloraciones azules claras y en la parte inferior de la imagen se observan las copas de unos pinos.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Una nueva perspectiva sobre la vida microbiana en las aguas termales del Parque Yellowstone

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 28 July 20225 December 2022

Una investigación sobre los rangos de hábitat de microorganismos en las fuentes hidrotermales del parque nacional Yellowstone muestran condiciones ambientales propicias para la interacción entre cianobacterias y algas.

A large hot spring bubbles and steams in the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Hot Springs Suggest How the Tibetan Plateau Became the Roof of the World

by Saima May Sidik 20 April 202223 February 2023

Helium isotopes found in water samples provide a snapshot of what lies beneath the plateau and stimulate debate within the geosciences community.

Close-up view of a piloted submersible with headlights on diving underwater amid a school of fish
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Deep-Sea Exploration Could Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic

by Nathan J. Robinson 25 March 202215 July 2022

Deep-ocean-dwelling microbes may hold keys to improved medical diagnostics and new drugs for fighting diseases. But we must search Earth’s most extreme habitats to find them.

Deep-sea vent near the Mariana Arc
Posted inResearch Spotlights

热液微生物可产生绿色能源

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 3 March 20225 December 2022

在超镁铁的还原环境中,形成微生物蛋白质可能释放能量。

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