Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 10:50
in Earth & Climate
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources to survive and grow–meaning the newly identified bacteria might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and […]