Tag: hydrothermal vents
Bacteria in hydrothermal vents are great energy powerhouses
Some hypotheses suggest that life appeared at the bottom of the oceans at hydrothermal vents. The bacteria currently observed there are based on methanogenesis, a process that releases energy if…
Fumerolles: what is it?
Fumaroles are small plumes of gas or vapors of volcanic origin escaping from the ground through cracks, vents or vents. They are associated with zones of volcanism active. We thus…