The hydrothermal vents far beneath the Pacific Ocean erupt with scorching fluids loaded with chemicals that could kill most animals instantly, but one creature not only endures this chemical storm but ...
To blunt the toxic arsenic in the waters where it lives, a deep-sea worm combines it with another chemical to produce a less toxic compound. By Jack Tamisiea Arsenic is a toxic metal, and exposure to ...
Worms that inhabit hydrothermal vents combine environmental arsenic and sulfide to form a nontoxic mineral to survive in a harsh environment. Unlike this vibrant worm, most other deep-sea denizens ...
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