Life for microbial specialists in the poisonous breath of sleeping volcanoes
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
Researchers have analyze the microbial community in volcanically active soils. In a mofette close to the Czech river Plesná in north-western Bohemia, the team found numerous organisms that were thriving in an environment which seems to be so hostile to life.