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The deep secrets of the Cayman Trough to be revealed

Story Courosel - February 6, 2013

The RRS James Cook sets sail today (6 February 2013) for the Cayman Trough to look at the hottest and deepest hydrothermal vents on the planet. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre and the University of Southampton discovered the...

Shimmering hydrothermal fluid and relict chimney at Hook Ridge

Shimmering water reveals cold volcanic vent in Antarctic waters

Story - February 6, 2013

The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent,...

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