Biogeochemistry
Deep seafloor microbes are active at extreme temperatures
Researchers have discovered bacteria that redefine the temperature limit for sediment life.
Author: Sarah Brown
I’m a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I study marine bacteria, their interactions, and their role in oceanic carbon cycling.
Biogeochemistry
Methane munchers: how will increases in ocean temperatures affect methane-eating archaea?
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