Scientists discover bacteria living 2 miles below earth's surface »

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Scientists found a gold mine of bacteria almost two miles beneath the Earth's surface. The subterranean microorganisms use radioactive uranium for energy. The presence of such terrestrial organism raises the potential that bacteria could live beneath the surface of other planets such as Mars.