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Hydrothermal systems

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 Sidik 20 April 202221 April 2022

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
Posted inOpinions

Deep-Sea Exploration Could Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic

by Nathan J. Robinson 25 March 202211 April 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

by Sarah Derouin 3 March 20223 March 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。

An image of Yellowstone’s Imperial Geyser.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Fresh View of Microbial Life in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

by Aaron Sidder 25 February 202225 February 2022

Research on the habitat ranges of microorganisms in Yellowstone’s hot springs reveals an overlap between cyanobacteria and algae.

A “black smoker” chimney
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploration and Evaluation of Deep-Sea Mining Sites

by Aaron Sidder 14 February 202214 February 2022

Two studies chart new territory for the fledgling deep-sea mining industry through advances in the identification and analysis of seafloor hydrothermal mounds.

Hydrothermal vent spewing black smoke.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: Ocean Vents Spew Rubble

by Rose Cory 7 February 202215 March 2022

Hydrothermal vents in the ocean emit 6000-year-old carbon. The likely source? Ocean crust.

Martian meteorite ALH84001 shown with a 1-centimeter cube for scale
Posted inNews

A New Explanation for Organics on a Mars Rock That Fell to Earth

by Derek Smith 26 January 20228 March 2022

Organic molecules on a Martian meteorite have fueled nearly 30 years of scientific debate. New evidence suggests they were formed by Martian processes, offering more support for a once habitable environment on the Red Planet.

The Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit (CORK) borehole monitoring observatory, pictured here, connected to the Ocean Networks Canada cable system.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

海洋地壳中的断层导致慢地震波

by Sarah Derouin 26 January 202226 January 2022

对海洋地壳中流体压力的高采样率测量揭示出未知的裂隙和流体流动的路径。

Deep-sea vent near the Mariana Arc
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Hydrothermal Microbes Can Be Green Energy Producers

by Sarah Derouin 7 January 20223 March 2022

In ultramafic, reducing environments, forming microbial proteins can actually release energy.

The Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit (CORK) borehole monitoring observatory, pictured here, connected to the Ocean Networks Canada cable system.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Faults in Oceanic Crust Contribute to Slow Seismic Waves

by Sarah Derouin 10 December 202126 January 2022

New high-sampling rate measurements of fluid pressures in oceanic crust reveal unresolved fractures and pathways for fluid flow.

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