Life flourishing at "inhabitable" conditions

[wiarumas]

Xinhua - English

Quote: Among the most astonishing discoveries is a shrimp living on a thermal vent at the equatorial floor of the Atlantic Ocean that spews out water and a soup of heavy metals heated to 407C — the hottest sea vent ever documented and more than hot enough to melt lead.

Quote: According to researchers in the 70-nation Census of Marine Life, 500 previously unknown marine species were found in 2006. Many new species were found in habitats that were dark, cold or deep. Some places seemed as inhospitable as planets such as Mars or Venus.

[SpectorV]

yup we have SO much left to find in the ocean its not even funny

[Aidan_04]

well damn.

you learn something every day.

[PureVenom]

Damn, those shrimp would come pre-cooked.