Image of the Day: Frozen Digestion
Microbes living in the formerly frozen permafrost consume carbon, creating methane. When the thawed water freezes in winter, the methane bubbles become trapped.
May 22, 2014
FLICKR, USGS, MIRIAM JONES
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