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21 hours ago

This Deep-Sea Worm Creates a Toxic Yellow Pigment Found in Rembrandt and Cezanne Paintings

Paralvinella hessleri forms a protective microscopic orpiment armour by concentrating arsenic on its skin that reacts with vent sulfide, shielding it from toxicity.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Ancient 'lost city' found at bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

The Lost City is made up of towering spires of carbonate rock, formed by a unique geological reaction called serpentinization, where seawater interacts with mantle rock.
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3 months ago

Marine life's latest hotspot could be an underwater volcano primed to erupt off Oregon

Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano, is expected to erupt this year, potentially impacting marine life in its vicinity.
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