New Mexico scientists find microbes helped carve caves

Sunday, November 3, 2002

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns, a room that could fill more than six football fields and reach the height of a 30-story building, inspires awe among visitors, but it's a nagging puzzle for geologists.

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