Researchers Find Life in Deep Oceans

PhysOrg2012-02-23:                      Their findings appeared in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According to the researchers, the deep sea is as barren as a desert because sunlight cannot penetrate to the depths for photosynthesis to occur. “Nutrients provided by dead plants and animals that live and die near the ocean’s surface are mostly gobbled up before they fall very far,” said Dr. Robert Stern, professor…                  more »

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