While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye (University of Georgia), and her interdisciplinary research team discovered large venting mineral towers that reach up to 23 meters […]
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Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Searching For LUCA – The Last Universal Common Ancestor
Around 4 billion years ago there lived a microbe called LUCA: the Last Universal Common Ancestor. There is evidence that it could have lived a somewhat ‘alien’ lifestyle, hidden away […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
New Undersea Maps Lead To Hydrothermal Vent And Species Discoveries
A spectacular new hydrothermal vent field, named JaichMatt, has been discovered during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor.
Posted inPress Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Virtual Reality Technology Reveals Underwater Vents in New Ways
After 13 days at sea, chief scientist Dr. Tom Kwasnitschka from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, along with other members of the team, will depart research vessel Falkor […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Evidence of Ancient Life Discovered in Mantle Rocks Deep Below the Seafloor
Ancient rocks harbored microbial life deep below the seafloor, reports a team of scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Virginia Tech, and the University of Bremen. This new […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Diversa Completes of Sequencing of Pyrolobus fumarii Genome – the World’s Highest Temperature Organism
[Diversa] Diversa Corporation today announced the completion of the sequencing of the Pyrolobus fumarii genome. The work was completed with Celera Genomics, an Applera Corporation business. The sequence of P. […]