Half of Earth’s life may lie below land, sea
Scientists estimate that nearly half the living material on our planet is hidden in or beneath the ocean or in rocks, soil, tree roots, mines, oil wells, lakes and aquifers on the continents.
They call it the “subsurface biosphere,” a dark world where the sun and stars don’t shine. Some call it Earth’s basement.
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