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By searching existing metagenomic data to find genes for a key methane metabolism enzyme, researchers identified new and diverse groups of archaea capable of producing or consuming methane. The…
DCO researchers used MultiGAS stations and flying drones to monitor gas emissions at Poás volcano in Costa Rica, a “wet” volcano that interacts with a hydrothermal system. They observed clear changes…
Researchers propose that seismic activity transports freshwater animals into the subsurface along fractures in the rock. This activity could explain the presence of nematodes and other small animals…
NASA’s Astrobiology Program has awarded a $9 million grant to a research team led by Karyn Rogers, to investigate the environments and conditions on Earth that led to the origin of life.
Deep Energy (DE) community Chair Isabelle Daniel (Université Lyon1, France) and co-chair Edward Young (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) brought together 37 members of the community in th
A survey of ocean sediments from around the world finds that dormant bacterial endospores are about as common as slow-growing cells, and make up a significant portion of the total microbial biomass,…
Computer simulations of the magma ocean on early Earth suggest that the carbon chemistry was surprisingly complex at high pressure. Iron likely sequestered much of the carbon into the metallic core…
Researchers used cutting-edge molecular methods to describe a group of subseafloor microbes that thrive in the hot, oxygen-free fluids flowing through Earth’s crust.
The Geological Society of London has designated 2019 as the “Year of Carbon.” Throughout the year, the Society will explore the geoscience of carbon through research conferences, public lectures,…
Highlights of DCO activities in 2018 are captured in a presentation prepared by the DCO Secretariat.
Using rocks erupted from San Cristóbal volcano, researchers analyzed the contents of shrinkage bubbles inside melt inclusions, which form within olivine crystals as they cool inside rising volcanic…