π«οΈπ¦ Researchers from #ArizonaState University and #Susquehanna University collected #fog samples over 32 events across two years and found living #bacteria β mostly Methylobacterium β at concentrations comparable to seawater.
The #microbes appeared to be actively growing inside fog droplets and could break down formaldehyde much faster than previously observed in #cloud #water, suggesting fog acts as both a habitat and a natural air filter.
π https://www.sciencealert.com/fog-is-teeming-with-life-and-it-may-be-doing-us-a-surprising-favor
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