These Robots Roam Toxic Seafloors to Bring Back New, Bizarre Species

Shannon Johnson uses robots to explore deep-sea hydrothermal vents, where science-fiction-worthy animals live in hot, acidic water and munch on bacteria that can survive in space.

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Written By: Anna Campbell

[fredrikolsson]

"These robots roam toxic comment sections to bring back new, bizarre insights."

[mannmannmanifred]

this should be the next Subnotica update

[titasghosh]

The archaebacteria found here are really interesting to look at basically their high temperature withstanding proteins...

[nickychimes]

I see the robotics that goes on in the top firms, and it's amazing!!!...then you see the machinery these key scientists have to work with...our species depends on the more rapid integration of new advancements in tech in these key areas

[sebastianelytron]

These species are quite bizarre, you might even call them specious!

[agentham]

WOW! These new Subnautica graphics kick ass!

[xavier.]

Cool! This can help understand our planet!!
We need to study our planet then we compare to other planets!!
This planet is going down very quickly videos like this can make people change their minds


Keep up the good work!!! P.s this is like a national geographic video.

[ajiteshpanda]

Please make a video on the mysterious animals and species found deep below our ocean, because that's an unexplored area, unknown to many.

[Derpster]

We should build a staircase all the way to the bottom of the sea so that future generations could speculate about the possibility that some alien race built them zillions of years ago.

[deepmistry]

does shooting light at them hamper them in any way?

[ScienceByMike]

How do these animals get from one vent to another?

[manspidermann]

How so are the chemicals be toxic? Are they corrosive to suits?

[lsp]

Hope they find Dory's parents(ToT)

[hoangkimviet]

Wow. It's very dangerous and toxic :0

[SarcasticDragonGaming]

2:21 you’re telling me Shannon sequences DNA in a denim jacket?

[spencertom]

Soo life did originate from ocean volcanoes!

[keat]

How do you remotely control a machine that's at the bottom of the ocean

[benatron]

what kind of job is it that Shannon Johnson has?

[TotalDrganMania]

Sounds like the youtube comment section

[WhiteMoose]

chemosynthisis in humans would be great