Two rocks recovered from the deep Pacific heated and smoked during laboratory preparation. The surprise was not hidden petroleum: a changed mineral structure offered the stronger explanation.
Scientists discovered a new field of hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic Ocean, 60 miles off the Azores islands. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists,…
May 15, 2018 – NOAA scientists discovered this hidden forest of bamboo coral 7,500 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Bamboo coral is common in deep waters, and this colony could be nearly a thousand years old. They can…