In the ocean floor, the order of depletion of microbial electron acceptors is usually oxygen first, then nitrate, oxidized manganese and iron minerals, then sulphate and finally bicarbonate 4.

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

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According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

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When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...

Organizers say the fundraising event promises a "pawsome" summer evening filled with craft drinks, food trucks, live music, ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

The hotel is architecturally designed for the utmost privacy, so you could go days without seeing another guest. Some might ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.