Life without sunlight

Researchers from Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute conducted a five-year study, published in Nature Microbiology, revealing that deep ocean microbes survive by chemosynthesis, using hydrogen and carbon monoxide instead of sunlight. This study challenges the traditional view that ocean life primarily relies on photosynthesis and provides new insights into microbial life in the ocean.

Dr Rachael Lappan from Monash BDI

Further relevant SDGs:

SDG 9 Industry innovation and infrastructure SDG 13 Climate Action SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals