New species in the deep sea
The expedition of the British research vessel James Cook uncovered on the seabed in the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean the deepest hydrothermal vent ever observed
Tuesday 17 January 2012
British expedition explores the depths at the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and reveals the deepest hydrothermal vent ever observed, five miles below the surface of the waves. Extreme environments, in spite of harsh conditions, are teeming with life.
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on Repubblica.it (italian)
