Could life on earth have started in deep sea vents? Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are testing this hypothesis and their current work is reviewed in this article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140409094330.htm.
Deep sea vents are teaming with life - the rain forest of the seas - and home to Riftia, a wild looking tube worm and the subject of this One Species at a Time podcast. Read the article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140409094330.htm Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/riftia The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
