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Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 9 February 2021

The Alkalinity Trap at the Bottom of the World

Tiny microorganisms in the Southern Ocean affect the way the rest of the world’s seas respond to carbon dioxide.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 22 January 2021

Researchers Unearth Bedrock Carbon and Water Dynamics

Deep tree roots bring respiring microbes into broken bedrock, generating carbon that’s released into the environment. New research explores this oft-overlooked carbon source.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 4 December 2020

Chemical-Shuttling Bacteria Follow Earth’s Magnetic Field

Magnetotactic bacteria shunt sulfur, nitrogen, and other important elements between oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich waters.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 30 November 2020

Acidifying Oceans Could Get Help from Kelp

Forests of fast-growing kelp influence the chemistry of the water in which they live. A new study evaluates their potential to ameliorate ocean acidification in sensitive coastal ecosystems.

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Climate Change

Research Spotlight 24 November 2020

A Floating Buoy Fleet Could Help Scientists Track Rising Seas

A new observing system to track mean sea level could piggyback on infrastructure already in place and extend the geographic area over which sea level is monitored.

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Climate Change

Research Spotlight 29 October 2020

The “Complicated” Complexity of Solar Storms

Researchers turned to crowdsourced science to identify patterns in coronal mass ejections.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 26 October 2020

How Long Does Iron Linger in the Ocean’s Upper Layers?

A new study refines our understanding of marine residence times of iron, which supports carbon-sequestering sea life, offering valuable data to inform biogeochemical models.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 23 September 2020

Records and Risks of Legacy Phosphorus in Streams

A new study quantifies persistent phosphorus in a drainage basin in Sweden and points out risks and oversights to factor in to future stream management.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 15 September 2020

Dams Alter Nutrient Flows to Coasts

New models indicate how dams worldwide influence the mix of nutrients in river water reaching the ocean. As more dams are built, changing nutrient loads may adversely affect coastal ecosystems.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 26 August 2020

Ideal Temperatures for Carbon Uptake by Subtropical Plants

Air temperatures in coastal ecosystems of Australia routinely exceed the optimum range for photosynthesis, hindering plants’ ability to take up atmospheric carbon.

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