UNDER THE SEA: Shipwrecks Expand Microbial Diversity, New Study Shows

A dive at the underwater site of the HMS Nasturtium, ship that sank on 28th April 1916, where Heritage Malta completed a  net removal project  in July, 2021, in Malta.
 
Note: Photo is a screenshot from video. (Newsflash) A dive at the underwater site of the HMS Nasturtium, ship that sank on 28th April 1916, where Heritage Malta completed a net removal project in July, 2021, in Malta. Note: Photo is a screenshot from video. (Newsflash)
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10 June 2022
The millions of shipwrecks resting in the world’s oceans are increasing the surrounding areas’ microbial richness, according to new research. There are an estimated three million shipwrecks all around the world, according to UNESCO. Now scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi...