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![Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/riftia6_750px_MBARI_0.jpg.webp?itok=2GrVlgtJ)
The Microbes That Keep Hydrothermal Vents Pumping
Life is typically sparse on the deep seafloor, where organisms endure high......
March 2016
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Foraminifera
Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that......![Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/oily_bubbles_gulf.jpeg.webp?itok=glxCb25i)
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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea
There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the......
November 2014
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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava
Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island are holding their breath, and it’s not just......
October 2018
![Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/deep_sea_coral_community_full.jpg.webp?itok=iVxQ0pym)
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