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NewsUnknown microorganisms used marble and limestone as a habitat
Research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small burrows, i.e., tiny tubes that run through the rock in a parallel arrangement from top to bottom, were discovered in marble and limestone of the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
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NewsCoral colony from Fiji reveals warmest temperatures in more than 600 years
The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago is now at its maximum for more than 600 years, reveals an international research team’s evaluation of a new coral record providing further evidence for unprecedented warming in the western Pacific Ocean.
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NewsCyanobacteria membrane proteins similar to animals’
A dynamin-like protein, namely SynDLP, has been identified in the genome of a cyanobacterium.