Researchers studying Yellowstone’s depths discovered that small earthquakes can recharge underground microbial life. The quakes exposed new rock and fluids, creating bursts of chemical energy that microbes can use. Both the water chemistry and the microbial communities shifted dramatically in response. This dynamic may help explain how life survives in deep, dark environments.
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Tiny Yellowstone quakes ignite a surge of hidden life underground
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Daunting rescue mission underway for American trapped 3,400 feet underground in cave
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A rescue operation is underway to save an expert American caving instructor who fell ill a week ago while more than 3,400 feet deep in a cave in southern Turkey.
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Why scientists want to solve an underground mystery about where microbes live
June 5, 2021By
A team of biologists revealed, for the first time, that it is possible to accurately predict the abundance of different species of soil microbes in different parts of the world.
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Novel hypothesis goes underground to predict future of Greenland ice sheet
February 4, 2019By
The Greenland ice sheet melted a little more easily in the past than it does today because of geological changes, and most of Greenland’s ice can be saved from melting if warming is controlled, say researchers.
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