Deep-down worm is far out

Hi Everyone,

I will be sharing a new discovery made by scientists. These amazing people have actually found a worm more than three quarters of a mile underground, which is 1.609344 km underground. Recent discoveries in a South African gold mine reviewed this special worm.

If worms can survive in extreme underground environments, then perhaps similar life exists deep beneath the surface of other planets. Scientists already knew that single-cell organisms live in harsh, dark environments miles underground. But worms, which have lots of cells, are a different story. The study suggests that underground life may be a lot more complicated than scientists previously thought.

In addition, Gaetan Borgonie, a worm expert at the University of Ghent in Belgium, who led the study also told Science News he suspects that the worms’ ancestors lived on Earth’s surface and over time, dug deep, which is very true.

In conclusion, worms have always been special, but I feel that this discovery might not be necessary true, R. John Parkes, who studies underground life at Cardiff University in Wales. Parkes wonders if drilling the holes for the mine somehow changed the underground environment, making it possible for worms to live in such an unusual place. I agree with him and feel that more research should be carried out before they can finally conclude that worms are able to survive very deep underground.

Link: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331318/title/FOR_KIDS_Deep-down_worm_is_far_out

Yours,
Ryan Ong