Vast, complex and partially unexplored, the oceans form the world’s largest biome and hold the power to shape our global future. ASU’s ocean researchers are finding solutions for healthier, more sustainable relationships with our oceans that support a thriving planet and prosperous communities.
The mechanism behind one of the first stages of coal creation may not be what has long been thought, according to a team of researchers, who found that microbes were responsible for coal formation and production of methane in these areas, which has implications for methane fuel recovery from some coal fields.
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IMAGE: Trembath-Reichert running the winch for the CTD water sampler, which was used to bring fluids up to the ship from the bottom of the ocean. view more
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The subseafloor constitutes one of the largest and most understudied ecosystems on Earth. While it is known that life survives deep down in the fluids, rocks, and sediments that make up the seafloor, scientists know very little about the conditions and energy needed to sustain that life.
An interdisciplinary research team, led from ASU and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), sought to learn more about this ecosystem and the microbes that exist in the subseafloor. The results of their findings were recently published in