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'Good vibrations' from deep-sea smokers may keep fish out of hot water

"Editors' Choice" in the current issue of Science magazine, tags them, "Singing Vents." Long assumed to be silent, fluids in black smoker hydrothermal vents not only produce a rumbling sound but, as an added surprise, are producing resonant tones. Have a listen to what University of Washington scientists have recorded.

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