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A new ecosystem has been discovered in volcanic caves beneath hydrothermal vents at a well-studied undersea volcano at 2.500 metres below sea level. Using an underwater robot, scientists overturned chunks of volcanic crust, discovering cave systems teeming with worms, snails, and chemosynthetic bacteria living in 25 degrees Celsius water.
Scientists keep peeling back new layers of life on our planet like a seemingly endless onion.
For the first time, scientists observed tubeworms and other complex ocean creatures dwelling beneath hydrothermal vents.
Deep ocean researchers found a cave system teeming with life thousands of feet beneath the ocean surface. It's the first time life has been found below hydrothermal vents.
A New Ecosystem Has Been Discovered In Volcanic Caves Beneath Hydrothermal Vents At A Well-Studied Undersea Volcano On The…