Biomarker evidence of a serpentinite chemosynthetic biosphere at the Mariana forearc

Abstract Present-day serpentinization systems, such as that at the Mariana forearc, are prominent sources of reduced volatiles, including molecular hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4), and are considered analogs for chemosynthetic ecosystems on early Earth. However, seepage of serpentinization fluids th...

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Main Authors: Palash Kumawat, Elmar Albers, Wolfgang Bach, Frieder Klein, Walter Menapace, Christoph Vogt, Florence Schubotz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02667-6
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