Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.
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Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ingredients for life on Earth.
Microbes hidden deep in ocean volcanoes could resemble life on other planets or moons.
The experiment involved custom-building a small chamber that simulated hot spring environments on early Earth.
The mission will investigate the potential for life at the icy moon of Jupiter.
The origin of life on Earth is one of the biggest mysteries in science.
From fluffy crabs that wear sea sponge hats to worms that glow in the dark, scientists are constantly finding amazing new life forms in the ocean.
Among the dozens of endangered species, is a spiky snail named after The Clash lead singer, Joe Strummer.
Oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who is best known for finding the wreck of Titanic, has written a memoir recounting his biggest discoveries and calling for more ocean exploration.
Scientists have for the first time created shown how the precursor to living cells could have formed around deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor in Chemistry, Dublin City University
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Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
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Research Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy, Meteorology, University of Reading
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PhD Candidate in Prebiotic Chemistry, UNSW
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Director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute and Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology, University of Mississippi
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PhD Researcher, Deep-Sea Biology, Queen's University Belfast
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