Click above to listen to part 3 of Rip Van Winkle Worm, featuring Karen Lloyd, environmental microbiologist and associate professor at the University of Tennessee, discussing the discovery of biomass deep beneath the surface of the Earth.

Rip Van Winkle Worm:
Part 1: Rob Dunn / Shower Head Ecosystem
Part 2: Lynn Rothschild / Zombie Worms
Part 3: Karen Lloyd / Deep Carbon Observatory
Part 4: Rob Dunn / Your Household Zoo

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