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HKUST Launches World’s First Deep-sea Multi-omics Resource Platform Empowering Global Research Into Biological Adaptation In Extreme Environments

by Keith Cowing

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), has launched the world’s first Deep Ocean Omics (DOO) […]

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New Research Reveals Chemical Process That May Have Sparked Life On Earth

by Keith Cowing

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science — the origin of life on Earth.

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Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Fields Off The Island Of Milos

by Keith Cowing

The study identifies three major vent areas — Aghia Kiriaki, Paleochori–Thiorychia, and Vani — all located along active fault zones that run across the Milos shelf.

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Was There Ever A Yellowstone On Mars?

by Keith Cowing

Yellowstone is not just a fantastic natural laboratory for Earth-based studies. A better understanding of hydrothermal activity in the first National Park can also provide clues about what Mars might […]

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International Research Team Discovers A Potential Source Of Abiotic Methane In The Arctic Ocean

by Keith Cowing

An international team of scientists and students, led by the Arctic University of Norway, and including chemists and engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has announced a remarkable discovery […]

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Microbes At Red Sea Vents Show How Life And Geology Shape Each Other

by Keith Cowing

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual microbial world in the Hatiba Mons hydrothermal vent […]

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The Microbiology and Geochemistry of The Shallow-water Hydrothermal Vents of the Gulf of Naples, Italy

by Keith Cowing

Shallow-water hydrothermal vents are dynamic ecosystems that occur below 200 m in tectonically active regions of the planet.

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Rare Deep-Sea Hydrothermal System Discovered In The Western Pacific Producing Massive Hydrogen Emissions

by Keith Cowing

Hydrogen-producing hydrothermal systems in the deep ocean are rare but critical to understanding Earth’s internal processes and the conditions that may have fostered life’s origins.

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Answers To The Existence Of Alien Life Might Be Found In Earth’s Deep-sea Volcanoes

by Keith Cowing

While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most likely that if there is life beyond our planet and within our solar […]

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