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What important discovery did researchers aboard the Alvin make?
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In 1977 researchers aboard the submersible Alvin discovered deep-sea hydrothermal vents ("black smokers") and the unexpected ecosystems around them — including giant tube worms — powered by chemosynthetic bacteria rather than sunlight.
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