Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Gold is generally associated with pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS2), and pyrite-induced gold precipitation is critical to the ...

The thermal characteristics of an organism's environment affect a multitude of parameters, from biochemical to evolutionary processes. Hydrothermal vents on mid-ocean ridges are created when warm ...

A hydrothermal explosion violently shook part of Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin on Tuesday, damaging a boardwalk as several park guests ran to safety. The explosion occurred at the Biscuit ...

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An area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming where a hydrothermal explosion launched steam and debris into the air Tuesday will be closed for the rest of the season because more blasts may occur, ...