Gulf of Mexico historic shipwrecks help scientists unlock mysteries of deep-sea ecosystems

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill significantly altered microbial communities thriving near shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially changing these diverse ecosystems and degrading the historically and culturally significant ships they live on, according to new research.

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