Hydrothermal Vents: Life With No Sunlight at 700°F

Deep sea creatures with no sunlight: hydrothermal vents host whole communities beside 700°F water.
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Hydrothermal vents: whole communities live here with no sunlight, next to seawater hotter than 700°F that doesn’t boil.
Life at deep-sea vents is why scientists now search for oceans on icy moons like Europa and Enceladus.

Source: NOAA Ocean Service, hydrothermal vents (oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/vents.html)
Footage: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas; NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (incl. Conceptual Image Lab animation), as credited. Not affiliated with any agency.
Narration: AI-generated voice (text-to-speech).
Music: “Pulsar” by The Grey Room / Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library)

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