Deep-Sea Dialogues: Hydrothermal Vents
Hydrothermal vents are dynamic, diverse ecosystems that exist in the absence of sunlight. This video features…
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Fueling Life on Earth: Chemosynthesis versus Photosynthesis
The majority of life on Earth is based on a food web which revolves around the…
Read moreStudent Investigation: Using Chemistry to Find Vents
Hydrothermal vents may be several thousand meters deep, making finding new areas of vent activity quite…
Read moreMoytirra Vent Field | Mid-Atlantic Ridge
During Dive 02 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we explored the Moytirra Vent Field….
Read moreStudent Investigation: How Black Smoker Vent Chimneys Form
Near spreading centers or subduction zones cold seawater percolates down through fissures in the ocean crust,…
Read moreStudent Investigation: Life on a Hydrothermal Vent
Despite existing in the depths of the ocean, where sunlight cannot reach, hydrothermal vents are oases…
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One of the most exciting and significant scientific discoveries in the history of ocean science was…
Read moreChemosynthesis Fact Sheet
Chemosynthesis is the process by which food is made by bacteria or other living things using…
Read moreCollecting Vent Shrimp
An enormous number of Opaepele shrimp have colonized West Mata since it was last seen erupting…
Read moreChamorro Vent Discovery
When scientists set out to explore Chamorro Seamount, they weren’t expecting to find vent communities…but they…
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