Oceanic Crust Shows Evidence Of Microscopic Life

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 11:50 in Earth & Climate

The bottom of the deep ocean is not the most hospitable place in the world, but it is not devoid of life either. Scientists have recently documented that oxygen is disappearing from seawater circulating through deep oceanic crust, a possible step in understanding the way life in the "deep biosphere" beneath the sea floor is able to survive and thrive. read more

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