{"id":1237,"date":"2026-01-28T19:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:16:53","slug":"eos-rocks-formed-by-microbes-absorb-carbon-day-and-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"Eos: Rocks Formed by Microbes Absorb Carbon Day and Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a09415067910&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a09415067910\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/rocks-formed-by-microbes-absorb-carbon-day-and-night\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/rocks-formed-by-microbes-absorb-carbon-day-and-night\">this coverage in <strong>Eos<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(by the <strong>American Geophysical Union<\/strong>) of a new study co-led by <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> and <strong>Rhodes University <\/strong>about microbialites, some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth. \ud83e\udea8  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-12-15.html\">From Bigelow Laboratory: Study Showcases Resilience and Rapid Growth of \u201cLiving 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