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Tag: hydrothermal vents

Lifestyles of the world’s extreme limpets
deep sea

Lifestyles of the world’s extreme limpets

These mollusks are thriving, not surviving at deep sea vents under the Arctic ice - how did they get there?
October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Piper Evans
How do symbiotic relationships with bacteria help snails adapt to the deep sea?
Biological oceanography deep sea Genetics

How do symbiotic relationships with bacteria help snails adapt to the deep sea?

Deep-sea snails obtain bacterial symbionts from the surrounding environment, allowing them to survive in harsh environments
April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 Hannah Collins
A New Way to Make Hydrocarbons
Chemistry

A New Way to Make Hydrocarbons

Marine scientists used isotopic fingerprinting techniques to discover a new way that the hydrocarbons in oil and gas are formed.
January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Amanda Semler
Not only Popeye but phytoplankton need iron too.
deep sea Ecology

Not only Popeye but phytoplankton need iron too.

Massive Southern Ocean phytoplankton bloom fed by iron of possible hydrothermal origin There are vast areas in the oceans that…
July 29, 2021 Saumya Silori
Top 5 Highlights of Deep Sea Exploration in 2017
deep sea Ocean Exploration

Top 5 Highlights of Deep Sea Exploration in 2017

What have this year's deep sea exploration expeditions encountered so far? Read more to find out!
December 10, 2017December 11, 2017 Megan Chen
Just breathe…OR NOT: Mercury from hydrothermal vents in bubbles and the air
Toxicology

Just breathe…OR NOT: Mercury from hydrothermal vents in bubbles and the air

Mercury is a toxic element that can accumulate in marine organisms, including fish we eat. But how does mercury into…
November 17, 2017November 16, 2017 Laura Zinke
Microbiology

Toxic living: finding the right home for sulfur-oxidizing bacteria

Hydrothermal vents are hot, dark, and toxic environments. But to sulfur oxidizing bacteria, they're home.
June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Michael Graw
Biochemistry Biology Conservation deep sea

Marine life: Coming to a PharmaSea near you!

The PharmaSea program is looking to expand our library of marine-derived compounds for use in drug discovery. Want to know…
April 29, 2016April 28, 2016 Erin McLean
Conservation Ecology Human impacts Volcanoes

Stop: Recovery Time!: Using volcanoes to model recovery of deep-sea communities

Deep sea communities are full of weird and wonderful animals that we don't know much about, and human demand for…
January 11, 2016 Erin McLean
Biogeochemistry Book Review Chemistry Developmental Biology geochemistry

What is the source of organic molecules in Von Damm vent fluids?

The origin of life is with out a doubt a fascinating topic of discussion and debate, intensified by the fact…
August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
geochemistry ocean engineering technology

Happy Samples

How frustrating it must be to spend a bunch of money to get to the field, only to find out…
January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Biology Chemistry Geology

Passing gas makes islanders feel a burn: CO2 degassing, low pH and the similarities between an underwater Greek volcano and two Cameroon lakes

Roughly 360 years ago, on a September afternoon in the Aegean sea, the sky was blotted out as metals tarnished…
October 25, 2013October 25, 2013 Sarah Fuller

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