Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood
Eventually, over many years of research, Boston and other scientists discovered that the microbes in Lechuguilla do much more than excrete a little dirt. Lechuguilla is encased in thick layers of limestone, the solidified remains of a 250-million-year-old bedrock. The multiple chambers in such caves are usually formed by rainwater seeping into the ground and … Read more