For most organisms on Earth, rocks are objects, not food. But for one oddball microbe, desert limestone seems to have been on ...

Scientists recently identified peculiar micro-burrows in marble and limestone formations in Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, ...

Strange, tiny structures have been found in the rocks around the deserts of southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

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

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

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 ...

In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...

You can see what weathered rocks look like in the picture at the ... referring to a process of using calcium carbonate to help balance soil pH levels. He added, "... as calcium silicate weathers ...

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