Can Siberian hot springs reveal ancient ecology?

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 16:30 in Earth & Climate

Exotic bacteria that do not rely on oxygen may have played an important role in determining the composition of Earth's early atmosphere, according to a new theory that researchers are testing in the scalding hot springs of a volcanic crater in Siberia.

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