Earth's oldest groundwater holds life's powerhouse, researchers find
ANI | Updated: 09 July 2022 20:19 IST Toronto [Canada]July 9 (ANI): As per new research, scientists have now discovered 1.2 billion year old deep groundwater in gold and uranium mines in South Africa, shedding more light on how life is sustained beneath the earth’s surface and how it may have come about . survive in another world. The findings of this study were published in the journal ‘Nature Communications’. “For the first time, we have insight into how energy stored deep beneath the Earth’s surface may be released and distributed more widely through its crust over time,” said Oliver Warr, research associate in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto and lead author of the study. . “Think of it as Pandora’s Box of helium and hydrogen-producing forces, which we can learn how to harness to the benefit of the biosphere on a global scale.” “Ten years ago, we discovered a billion-year-old grou