Posts Tagged ‘hydrothermal vent’
Deep-sea vents hint at life’s origin
UCL (UK) — Scientists say the chemistry of deep-sea hydrothermal vents may explain how the first living cells developed. Continue…
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 16:18 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Sep 13, 2011 10:26 - 0 Comments
Volcanic vents belch pure CO2 into sea
STANFORD (US) — Rare volcanic vents in the Mediterranean Sea bubble carbon dioxide, making the water more acidic—a glimpse of how marine ecosystems may be affected as global warming intensifies. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 28, 2011 11:26 - 2 Comments
Early Earth rich in carbon monoxide
U. CHICAGO (US) — A volcanic crater is offering clues to the composition of Earth’s early atmosphere, when carbon monoxide levels may have been tens of thousands of times higher than current concentrations. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2010 11:42 - 2 Comments
Lost City microbes vie for control
U. WASHINGTON (US)—On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast group of understudies only too ready to step in when “star” microbes falter. At least that’s what happens at the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the mid-Atlantic Ocean—the only one of its kind found thus far. (more…)
