[philipkglass]

For a similar, grim, and much longer SF story see the Rifters trilogy by Peter Watts:

https://www.tor.com/2012/08/14/psychopaths-at-the-bottom-of-...

Spoiler: a biologically incompatible branch of life discovered in the deep ocean starts to outcompete everything on land once it's brought to the surface, leading to catastrophic breakdown of civilization.

"Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts." — James Nicoll

[tablespoon]

> Spoiler: a biologically incompatible branch of life discovered in the deep ocean starts to outcompete everything on land once it's brought to the surface, leading to catastrophic collapse of food production and civilization.

Isn't that also part of the backstory of Interstellar?

[user052919]

Oh awesome! I'll look forward to reading this. Thanks for the link