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Burping Bacteria

  • April 10, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Paleontologists have been studying the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles since the early 20th century. But scientists didn’t know why the tar is bubbly until 2007, when they found some previously unknown bacteria species that eat the petroleum … and then burp up methane gas!

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