Date: 30/01/2023 21:55:56
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1988550
Subject: This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

When a new island arose from the South Pacific in 2015, it created an unprecedented opportunity not just for geologists and volcanologists, but for biologists and ecologists, too.

“We thought we’d see organisms you find when a glacier retreats, or cyanobacteria, more typical early colonizer species – but instead we found a unique group of bacteria that metabolize sulfur and atmospheric gases.”

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Date: 2/02/2023 17:18:01
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1989708
Subject: re: This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

Interesting.

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Date: 2/02/2023 17:36:29
From: Cymek
ID: 1989723
Subject: re: This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

mollwollfumble said:


Interesting.

Tintin and Captain Haddock on the way

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Date: 2/02/2023 18:30:22
From: ms spock
ID: 1989743
Subject: re: This Island Appeared Out of Nowhere, With Life Forms Never Seen Before

That is just extraordinary!

I wonder if the scientists took anything with them onto the island as they studied it?

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