In the global carbon cycle microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

Imagine a place where boiling water gushes from the earth, the air is filled with acid, and the smell of rotten eggs lingers constantly. Sounds unlivable, right? Microscopic life-forms exist ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in detail. Their ...

In the global carbon cycle microorganisms have evolved a variety ... These systems are usually the only energy source in the deep sea because photosynthesis is not possible in the dark depths.