Hydrothermal Vents
Far beneath the waves, seawater slips into cracks in new ocean crust, heats up near magma, and blasts back out as mineral-rich hot springs. These are hydrothermal vents. Since their first dramatic discovery near the Galápagos Rift in 1977, vents have reshaped how we think about life, energy, and Earth’s deep engine. What are Hydrothermal […]