Plumes across the Pacific deliver thousands of microbial species to North American West Coast
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 16:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Microorganisms -- 99 percent more kinds than had been reported in findings published just four months ago -- are leaping the biggest gap on the planet. Hitching rides in the upper troposphere, they're making their way from Asia across the Pacific Ocean and landing in North America.