Sentences with phrase «near volcanic vents»

Indeed, hydrothermal processes near volcanic vents are known to sustain complex ecosystems here on Earth.

Most of the lava's gases were released during the eruptions, but some of the gas remained trapped in crystals near the volcanic vents.

Some of the gas remained trapped in crystals near the volcanic vents, which were analyzed in the WSU study by doctoral student Klarissa Davis, Michael Rowe, now at the University of Auckland, and Owen Neill, now at the University of Michigan.

Not exact matches

Near - shore volcanic vents off Italy represent a microcosm of how the ocean may react to high levels of carbon dioxide

For three years, they observed marine environments near undersea volcanic vents where CO2 levels are high — providing a window into the future acidity of ocean water — along with adjacent areas of normal acidity.

Now, new research offers a potential solution: Longer RNA chains could have hidden out in porous rocks near volcanic sites such as hydrothermal ocean vents, where unique temperature conditions might have helped complex organisms evolve.

Many of the deepest branches in Woese's tree, those that join nearest to the three - way junction of the kingdoms, turned out to belong to organisms that live at high temperatures, as in the fuming springs in Yellowstone Park or the volcanic vents that gash the ocean floor.

Its volcanic vents spew water and steam, and there are also two beautiful lakes near the summit, one a hot water lagoon and the other cold and clear.

Experiments transplanting certain worms around a volcanic carbon dioxide vent in the sea floor near Naples show remarkable adaptability in these organisms, both through shifts in metabolism and genetics.

CO2 will be anomalous near sources and terestrial sinks but this is not a concern in the middle of a huge ice sheet, unless there was an active volcanic vent nearby.