Active hydrothermal vents are hotspots of life in the deep sea, but even after hot springs go extinct, highly productive microbial communities continue to thrive on the chemical energy in the minerals left behind.
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McNichol, J. Mineral-eating microorganisms at extinct hydrothermal vents. Nat Microbiol 9, 589–590 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01622-z
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