RedOrbit: A new study led by the University of Iowa shows that although microbes that live below 600 feet where light doesnt penetrate the so called dark ocean-- might not absorb enough carbon to curtail global warming, they do absorb considerable amounts of carbon, meriting further study. The findings of this study were published in the International Society of Microbial Ecology Journal.
While many people are familiar with the concept of trees and grass absorbing carbon from the air, Tim Mattes, associate...