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Black Smokers on Land
February 10, 2012 | Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Scientists have discovered a new type of hot spring along the banks of a volcanic lake in the Philippines. These “terrestrial smokers” are cousins to submarine black smokers, hydrothermal vents on the seafloor that spew plumes of hot, nutrient-rich water and often support rich communities of life.


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