Projects involving the mining of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits around hydrothermal vents already face criticism over their destructive nature, and now these projects may face a new concern: spontaneous combustion. A new study, published in Scientific Reports, describes how certain samp...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hydrothermal-vents-spontaneously-combust-posing.html)

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