Posts Tagged ‘hot springs’
New hot spring may predict volcano blasts
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Scientists have discovered a new type of hot spring, a “terrestrial smoker,” along the banks of a volcanic lake in the Philippines. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Jul 6, 2011 17:39 - 0 Comments
Geothermal enzyme likes it hot, hot, hot
UC BERKELEY (US) — A hot spring microbe that happily chomps on plant material with temperatures near the boiling point contains an enzyme that could be used in the production of biofuels. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 14, 2010 13:12 - 0 Comments
Are heat-loving bacteria the key to biofuels?
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—A bacteria that lives in hot springs in Japan might help solve an age-old evolutionary mystery—and break a bottleneck in producing a fuel of the future. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 23, 2009 14:12 - 2 Comments
Life thrived in early Earth’s cooler temps
STANFORD/TEXAS A&M/YALE (US)—Billions of years ago, the Earth’s climate was far cooler—perhaps by more than 50 degrees than previously believed—which could mean conditions were more conducive for life all over the planet, new findings suggests. (more…)
