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Can artificial light stop algal growth in caves?

Posted on April 3, 2023April 10, 2023 by Sciworthy

Scientists show changing the types of artificial lights used in tourist caves can help prevent growth of algae that damage stalactites and…

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    Underground microbes capture greenhouse gases

    Posted on February 20, 2023February 16, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Researchers showed microbes living on the walls of underground caves can take up and store carbon dioxide and methane from the atmosphere.

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      Could there be ice in caves on Mars?

      Posted on February 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Based on visual and theoretical evidence, astronomers think that Mars has ice in caves that were carved out by volcanic activity. Spacecraft…

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        Ancient bacteria leave behind fossils, too!

        Posted on February 1, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.

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          Microbes that eat iron are a cause of bedrock erosion

          Posted on January 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Are microscopic mineral-eating microbes breaking down our mountains? They may be behind bedrock erosion.

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            Hawaiian caves invaded by rats

            Posted on August 19, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Rattus rattus, commonly known as the black rat or house rat has been recognized as “one of the most invasive species worldwide”. These…

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              How storms may contribute to groundwater contamination in karst systems

              Posted on May 27, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Researchers found that minerals from rocks deposited in karst aquifers during storms comes in two waves.

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                Strange microbes found living in caves of sulfuric acid

                Posted on May 20, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Researchers studying a sulfuric acid cave in Italy are among the first to describe organisms found living in gypsum, an acidic mineral…

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