What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
Duffy and Haworth speculate that on remote planets, communities of purple bacteria could swell in black sulfurous oceans, or spread in films around local sources of hydrogen sulfide. If they …
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The Secret of How Cells Make ‘Dark Oxygen’ Without Light
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scientists have come to realize that in the soil and rocks beneath our feet there lies a vast biosphere with …
Enoki mushrooms recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A batch of Enoki mushrooms from the brand Golden Mushroom has been recalled by Health Canada due to possible Listeria contamination. In …
Day spa source of Legionnaire’s disease that killed two
MARTINEZ — A hot tub at a Richmond day spa was the likely source where bacteria grew and caused a Legionnaires’ disease breakout that killed two people and sickened at …