Answers Pertaining to Earth-Life Origins Could Be Found in Hot Springs of History, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Jan 18, 2024

The researchers found that a mix of hydrogen-rich fluids and CO2-rich water in iron-based minerals could have led to the formation molecules necessary for the earliest cell membranes to form. Read to learn more.

Complex Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Food Webs Discovered and Quantified

Jul 17, 2021

Researchers discovered that despite the harsh deep-sea conditions, a complex food web of eukaryotes thrive and consume carbon which aids in its recycling.

Microbes of Deep-Sea Community Can Survive Extreme Heat, Influence Carbon Cycling

Jun 22, 2021

Microbes in the seafloor of the Guaymas Basin have adapted to the high temperatures that bake and burn large areas of seafloor sediments and turn organic matter into methane and energy-rich compounds.

Hydrothermal Vents May Be The Exact Location of the Origin of Life

Nov 08, 2019

The recent study produced by scientists from UCL, opposes the convention of the warm little pond theory by saying life could have originated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.