Tectonic shifts and quake tremors spark formation of vibrant ecosystems deep beneath the Earth’s surface, China-led research finds
Yet, recent discoveries have unveiled a massive, active deep biosphere, harbouring an estimated 95 per cent of Earth’s prokaryotes and constituting roughly one-fifth of Earth’s total biomass.
But how do these microbes survive in the deepest, most isolated zones?
A study led by Zhu Jianxi and He Hongping, professors at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Kurt Konhauser, professor at the University of Alberta, provides an answer.
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