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Deep in the Pacific Ocean lays something that has never been seen before with the naked eye until just recently. These odd formations are called "". They resemble chimney-like pillars that form when extremely hot mineral rich water leaks out ....

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... may take on the appearance of being just a dull stack of dirt. But if observed closely, one may come to see that these stacks house more than just black material, they are full of life forms. Some of these include giant clams, giant worms, and all sorts of different organisms. Up until recently, smokers have only been observed by videotape and "deep-diving submersibles". Last summer a team from the University of Washington and the American Museum of Natural History accomplished the task of bringing four "" to the surface. The method that the team used for retrieval was quite interesting. The team followed a "loggers technique" for de ...