Tiny sea creatures are saving us from hell on earth. So why are we endangering them?

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By Samantha LeeJun 6, 2016, 1:19 pm67 pts
Deep in the ocean where the sun don’t shine, fissures in the earth’s crust spew super-heated geothermal water and gases of up to 400 degrees Celsius. Sounds like hell? Not quite — hydrothermal vents discovered just 40 years ago by scientists, teem with a surprising abundance of life. And these hotbeds…

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