Wednesday 29 May 2013

feeds/tech+feeds/techvideo: Deep-sea worms can't really take the heat

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Deep-sea worms can't really take the heat
May 30th 2013, 00:33

By Becky OskinLiveScience Hot pink tube worms living on scalding deep-sea hydrothermal vents actually like to keep things relatively cool, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE.Superheated water — at temperatures of more than 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius) — spews from the vents. An entire ecosystem clings to the chimneylike columns, with worms and many oth...

    


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