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Microbial Community Variability in Hydrothermal Vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise
11 March 2016 Feature
Since studying microbes living within the rocky seafloor is challenging, researchers sample…
Hadesarchaea: a New Archaeal Class of Cosmopolitan Deep Microbes
18 February 2016 Feature
These niches are characterized by different physical and chemical conditions, which in turn…
Making Organic Molecules in Hydrothermal Vents in the Absence of Life
9 June 2015 Feature
In 2009, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA (WHOI) embarked on a NASA-funded…
Titan’s Atmosphere: Evidence of Deep Hydrothermal Activity
21 January 2015 Feature
Ten years ago, the Huygens probe landed on the surface of Saturn’s giant moon, Titan. Huygens,…
Aluminum Catalyzes Serpentinization that Fuels Deep Life
5 December 2013 Feature
Geologic hydrogen production has long been thought to fuel deep ecosystems. Hydrogen-producing…
DCO Researchers on R/V Falkor
29 May 2013 Feature
Several DCO researchers were aboard R/V Falkor from 30 May-30 June 2013. Oases 2013, led by Dr.…