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Titanic Bacteria

  • June 30, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Two miles below the Atlantic Ocean, a newly discovered species of bacteria is eating the wreck of the famous Titanic, which sank 100 years ago. Scientists say the metal-eating microbes may turn the wreckage to rusty dust in less than 20 years.

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