Environment
Manhattan's Central Park a Microbe Goldmine
Manhattan's Central Park is a thin strip of green amid one of the world's densest cities - hardly the place to harbor rich biodiversity. Well, new research has shown that this refuge from the hustle and bustle of New York City actually houses thousands of microbes rivaling diverse biomes around the world, including the soils of the arctic, desert, and tropical locales.
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