ecosystem

Nature: Venomous centipede discovered in Romanian cave thought to be world’s most isolated ecosystem

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King of the Cave: Venomous centipede is discovered at the top of the food chain in a sulphurous Romanian cave thought to be the most isolated ecosystem on the planet Movile Cave was discovered by workers in 1986 — and has been off-limits since  The cave is pitch black and has only half the oxygen … Read more

Researchers in Antarctica found a thriving ecosystem of microbial life in an underground lake

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Researchers in Antarctica uncover a thriving ecosystem of microbial life in an underground lake 2,600 feet below the surface, hinting at how life might have evolved on Earth Scientists traveled to Antarctica to study enormous underground lakes The team collected samples from a lake more than 2,600 feet below the surface Though there was no light … Read more