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Published online 29 January 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070129-1
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Undersea vent blows blue
Coloured hotspot could reveal odd chemistry.
Undersea 'hotspots', which spew super-hot, mineral-rich fluids out of the sea floor and play host to a variety of weird marine life, just got weirder: scientists have found one blowing out blue smoke.
Hydrothermal vents commonly spit out clear bubbles, or black, grey or white smoke.
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