Huge Sponges Are Eating an Extinct Arctic Ecosystem

Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice. Scientists have found 300-year-old sponges feeding on the worms’ fossilized remains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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