Mysterious tunnels in desert rocks may be the work of unknown microbes, hinting at a hidden world inside marble and limestone ...
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
Passchier also found very similar structures during field work in Oman and in Saudi Arabia -- in Oman in limestone ... be important for the global carbon cycle. It is therefore essential that ...
The discovery has sparked interest among scientists studying endolithic microorganisms, unknown life forms inside rocks.
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...
There’s something grounding about walking through places that remind you how old and complex the planet really is. These ...
According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...
Marble sample from Namibia: Starting from two crevices filled with light-colored crustal limestone, the tubes have grown downwards ... they may have played a role in the global carbon cycle, affecting ...