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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

Methane gas, trapped deep within the Earth's crust, can slowly leak from cracks in...

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Ribbon Worm Redux

Even on an early winter morning, it was sunny and warm in southern Florida. This...

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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...

The Microbes That Keep Hydrothermal Vents Pumping

Life is typically sparse on the deep seafloor, where organisms endure high...

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-looking flakes and a...

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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...

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Marine Microbe Tree of Life

A microbe is a microscopic organism, and it is not necessarily within a unified...

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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...

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Make Your Own: Cyanobacterium

Skill level: easy Materials:  • Green yarn  • White...

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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....