‘Weird chemistry’ by microbe is prime source of ocean methane
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 30 August, 2012
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Up to four percent of the methane on Earth comes from the ocean's oxygen-rich waters, but scientists have been unable to identify the source of this potent greenhouse gas. Now researchers report that they have found the culprit: A bit of "weird chemistry" practiced by the most abundant microbes on the planet....