By TAKAO NOGAMI/ Staff Writer
August 29, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Photostalactites are seen in the main part of the north cave of the Nagashima Limestone Cave system in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2018. They bent as they grew, under the action of cyanobacteria, in the direction of light, which is indicated with a finger. (Provided by Kensaku Urata)
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--A treasure trove of rare limestone structures has been found in a small cave system on Nagashima, an islet off the Henoko district of this southern city, a group of researchers said. [Read More]
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