This expedition is part of a larger project to study the DEEP BIOSPHERE of the ocean crust – the amazing communities of microbes making a living in the Earth’s basement.
SEM image of a Microbe
The deep biosphere is a hot topic – and not just because the deeper you dig into Earth’s crust, the hotter it gets! In particular, the microbes making a living in the volcanic environment of Earth’s ocean ridge (underwater mountain chain) are raising the eyebrows of ocean scientists worldwide ...
