In the scorching deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, scientists have discovered intriguing structures in marble and ...

In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...

Mysterious tunnels in desert rocks may be the work of unknown microbes, hinting at a hidden world inside marble and limestone ...

One of the most common chemicals connected to calcium is called “carbonate”, and together they make calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is in eggshells, seashells, a rock called marble, and in ...

It is assumed that microorganisms may have bored the tunnels to use nutrients present in the calcium carbonate, the main component of marble. The fine powder remained behind. Passchier also found ...

Scientists recently identified peculiar micro-burrows in marble and limestone formations ... but by microorganisms that used the calcium carbonate present in the rocks as a source of nutrients.

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In the vast and arid landscapes of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, a team of researchers has identified a series of peculiar ...

Led by Balqees bint Nasser al Khayaliyah, Maiyar bint Ahmed al Jahwariyah and supervised by Dr Amal bint Salim al Rahbiyah of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Muscat, the research ...

The discovery has sparked interest among scientists studying endolithic microorganisms, unknown life forms inside rocks.