there are places all over the world where methane is coming out of the
where methane is coming out of the
where methane is coming out of the seafloor
seafloor
seafloor this is kind of concerning because
this is kind of concerning because
this is kind of concerning because methane is a very strong greenhouse gas
methane is a very strong greenhouse gas
methane is a very strong greenhouse gas we think a lot about carbon dioxide
we think a lot about carbon dioxide
we think a lot about carbon dioxide heating up the planet but nothing is
heating up the planet but nothing is
heating up the planet but nothing is about 25 times worse anything we could
about 25 times worse anything we could
about 25 times worse anything we could do to understand where that methane is
do to understand where that methane is
do to understand where that methane is coming from and where it might be going
coming from and where it might be going
coming from and where it might be going is really important these samples are
is really important these samples are
is really important these samples are really rare really exciting and we gotta
really rare really exciting and we gotta
really rare really exciting and we gotta preserve as much of the real story as
preserve as much of the real story as
preserve as much of the real story as possible we focus a lot on how humans
possible we focus a lot on how humans
possible we focus a lot on how humans are causing climate change and that’s a
are causing climate change and that’s a
are causing climate change and that’s a real problem but we don’t even
real problem but we don’t even
real problem but we don’t even understand that the full scope of the
understand that the full scope of the
understand that the full scope of the natural world to begin with to collect
natural world to begin with to collect
natural world to begin with to collect these samples we have Alvin Alvin is a
these samples we have Alvin Alvin is a
these samples we have Alvin Alvin is a human occupied submersible that goes
human occupied submersible that goes
human occupied submersible that goes down about 1400 metres below the sea
down about 1400 metres below the sea
down about 1400 metres below the sea level should pick up a chunk of the sea
level should pick up a chunk of the sea
level should pick up a chunk of the sea floor to analyze back in the lab have a
floor to analyze back in the lab have a
floor to analyze back in the lab have a great day one of the main things we were
great day one of the main things we were
great day one of the main things we were after on this expedition was the
after on this expedition was the
after on this expedition was the sediments right around these methane
sediments right around these methane
sediments right around these methane seas
seas
seas [Music]
[Music]
[Music] microwaves are the smallest type of
microwaves are the smallest type of
microwaves are the smallest type of living organism on the planet and these
living organism on the planet and these
living organism on the planet and these aren’t the first line of defense of
aren’t the first line of defense of
aren’t the first line of defense of keeping methane for coming out of the
keeping methane for coming out of the
keeping methane for coming out of the sea floor into the atmosphere
the microbes inside the rocks are in the
the microbes inside the rocks are in the sediment are eating the methane and
sediment are eating the methane and
sediment are eating the methane and that’s really important from this
that’s really important from this
that’s really important from this greenhouse gas perspective to keep that
greenhouse gas perspective to keep that
greenhouse gas perspective to keep that methane from getting into the water and
methane from getting into the water and
methane from getting into the water and eventually getting into the atmosphere
eventually getting into the atmosphere
eventually getting into the atmosphere where it would heat up the planet if
where it would heat up the planet if
where it would heat up the planet if you’re pretty dangerous we have a very
you’re pretty dangerous we have a very
you’re pretty dangerous we have a very rare chance to sample some of the
rare chance to sample some of the
rare chance to sample some of the biology and try to piece together
biology and try to piece together
biology and try to piece together exactly what’s happening
exactly what’s happening
exactly what’s happening [Music]
[Music]
[Music] as we learn more about how these
as we learn more about how these
as we learn more about how these microbes are eating methane and how
microbes are eating methane and how
microbes are eating methane and how active they are where exactly this is
active they are where exactly this is
active they are where exactly this is happening we can understand what’s
happening we can understand what’s
happening we can understand what’s happening with our planet and how to
happening with our planet and how to
happening with our planet and how to prevent greenhouse gases from entering
prevent greenhouse gases from entering
prevent greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere this process takes
the atmosphere this process takes
the atmosphere this process takes several months but it looks like they’re
several months but it looks like they’re
several months but it looks like they’re pretty active they’re eating methane
pretty active they’re eating methane
pretty active they’re eating methane which is a good sign this idea that the
which is a good sign this idea that the
which is a good sign this idea that the world is so expansive on a microbial
world is so expansive on a microbial
world is so expansive on a microbial scale is really exciting by chasing
scale is really exciting by chasing
scale is really exciting by chasing microbes to the ends of different
microbes to the ends of different
microbes to the ends of different possibilities we’re finding what life is
possibilities we’re finding what life is
possibilities we’re finding what life is capable
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