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Discovery transforms understanding of hydrogen depletion at the seafloor – EurekAlert
Results of a new study by Lehigh University’s Jill McDermott and colleagues contradict the assumption that hydrogen depletions at the seafloor are caused by microbiological communities. They found that these shifts in chemistry are driven by non-biological pr…
IMAGE: The hybrid remotely-operated vehicle Nereus was used to collect seafloor samples, in addition to remotely operated vehicle Jason II, at Piccard vents at Mid-Cayman Rise.
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Credit: Image Credit: Jill McDermott
The discovery of hydrothermal vents – where volcanoes at the seafloor produce hot fluid exceeding 350 degrees Celsius, or 662 degrees Fahrenheit, fundamentally changed our understanding about Earth and life in the 1970s. Yet, life at and underneath the seafloor is still …
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