Homebuilding beyond the abyss
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 09:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence from the Challenger Deep -- the deepest surveyed point in the world's oceans-- suggests that tiny single-celled creatures called foraminifera living at extreme depths of more than ten kilometres build their homes using material that sinks down from near the ocean surface.