[USGS] When you think of earthquakes, “life-sustaining” might not be the phrase that immediately jumps to mind. If you haven’t experienced the destruction of an earthquake yourself, you’ve certainly seen […]
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Early Complex Life Lived In Oxygenated Seas, Challenging Long‑held Views Of Evolution
The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of all complex life on Earth, lived in oxygenated, shallow marine environments nearly 1.7 billion years ago, according to a new study led by […]
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New Deep-sea Species Discovered During Mining Test At 4,000 Meters
There is a high demand globally of critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers […]
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Ocean Planet Genomics: Deep-sea DNA Study Reveals Global Connectivity Of Earth’s Marine Life
A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurised world of the deep sea, marine life is far more globally connected than […]
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A Comprehensive Mini-Review on Culturable and Non-Culturable Microbial Diversity from Deep Sea
Microorganisms are essential players in Earth’s ecosystems, demonstrating remarkable adaptability to harsh conditions including arctic ice caps, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and high-pressure oceanic zones.
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New Microbes Discovered Deep In Earth’s Soil
Leonardo da Vinci once said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.”
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Life Thrives In The Deepest Ocean: New Discoveries From The Mariana Trench
The latest scientific research at the deepest part of the ocean has revealed something extraordinary – biodiversity is extensive and flourishing despite the extreme conditions.
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Insights From The First Global Appraisal Of Microbiomes In Earth’s Subsurface Environments
Which microbes thrive below us in darkness – in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor – and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop […]
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Calorimetric Measurement Of Energy And Nutrient Stimulation Of Microorganisms From The Continental Deep Subsurface
Microbial activity in the deep continental subsurface is difficult to measure due to low cell densities, low energy fluxes, cryptic elemental cycles and enigmatic metabolisms. Nonetheless, direct access to rare […]
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A Metabolic Secret Of Ethane-consuming Archaea Unraveled
Seeps on the deep seafloor naturally emit alkanes, which are pollutants that are potentially dangerous to life and act on global warming. Fortunately, the sediments around the seeps host microbes […]