Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 11:50
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources -- meaning they might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and might one day be useful for cleaning up oil spills.