[MBARI] An international team of researchers, led by MBARI Senior Scientist Aaron Micallef and Schmidt Ocean Institute, has discovered two remarkable fields of hydrothermal vents in the Doldrums Megatransform and […]
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Ocean Planet Exploration: Alvin Crew Witnesses Seafloor Eruption On The East Pacific Rise
Scientists diving in the human-occupied vehicle Alvin recently witnessed a rare but predicted seafloor eruption along the mid-ocean ridge axis at 9°50’N on the East Pacific Rise.
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Earth’s Northernmost Seafloor Hydrothermal System Shows Even More Variety In Vent Styles Than Expected
A new study about Earth’s northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. This has important implications for understanding the origin of these vents […]
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Ocean Transform Faults Study Reveal Previously Unknown Part Of Earth’s Geological Carbon Cycle
Editor’s note: The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago was visited by the HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin aboard in 1832 and again by the HMS Challenger – the namesake […]