Can artificial light stop algal growth in caves?
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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Scientists show changing the types of artificial lights used in tourist caves can help prevent growth of algae that damage stalactites and…
Researchers showed microbes living on the walls of underground caves can take up and store carbon dioxide and methane from the atmosphere.
Based on visual and theoretical evidence, astronomers think that Mars has ice in caves that were carved out by volcanic activity. Spacecraft…
Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.
Are microscopic mineral-eating microbes breaking down our mountains? They may be behind bedrock erosion.
Rattus rattus, commonly known as the black rat or house rat has been recognized as “one of the most invasive species worldwide”. These…
Researchers found that minerals from rocks deposited in karst aquifers during storms comes in two waves.
Researchers studying a sulfuric acid cave in Italy are among the first to describe organisms found living in gypsum, an acidic mineral…