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Nathaniel Scharping

The Tippecanoe River in Indiana.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Denitrification Looks Different in Rivers Versus Streams

by Nathaniel Scharping 16 January 202616 January 2026

A study directly comparing waterways of different sizes revealed important differences in nitrogen dynamics across seasons.

Microscopic marine algae known as coccolithophores covered in calcium carbonate shells.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How a Move to the Shallows 300,000 Years Ago Drove a Phytoplankton Bloom

by Nathaniel Scharping 5 January 20265 January 2026

And what that could mean for today’s ocean.

Crops in Biskra Province near the Sahara in Algeria.
Posted inNews

When a Prayer Is Also a Climate Signal

by Nathaniel Scharping 3 December 20253 December 2025

New research in North Africa is validating calls for communal rain prayers as a means of tracking droughts in the region.

Lake Fryxell in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Posted inNews

The Land Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Might Be Full of Water

by Nathaniel Scharping 26 November 202526 November 2025

Seismic surveys hint at the extent of a potential groundwater system in the White Continent.

A photo on the left shows a salt marsh with high grasses beneath gray clouds. On the right is an area with dry grass and clusters of trees, with mountains and puffy white clouds in the distance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Flux, from the Wettest Ecosystems to the Driest

by Nathaniel Scharping 24 November 202524 November 2025

Pulses of activity, from tides to precipitation swings, play a crucial, changing role in ecosystems worldwide.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

全球气候模型需要全面纳入氮循环

by Nathaniel Scharping 18 November 202518 November 2025

氮在气候变化、人类健康和农业等领域发挥着重要作用。一位研究人员认为,气候模型若能更全面地纳入氮的影响,将会受益匪浅。

Stratocumulus clouds seen from above. They are arranged into clusters of white connected by wispy grids over a dark blue background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Cloud Droplets Could Improve Climate Modeling

by Nathaniel Scharping 10 November 202510 November 2025

The microphysical structure of cloud droplets affects behavior like precipitation. Current models may be underestimating how much these structures can vary within a single cloud.

A piece of permafrost soil falling into the ocean in Alaska
Posted inNews

In Arctic Soils, Methane-Eating Microbes Just Might Win Out over Methane Makers

by Nathaniel Scharping 31 October 20252 November 2025

Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new study shows.

A lake, seen from above, is swirling with green algal blooms. It is flanked on either side by brown desert land.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Global Climate Models Need the Nitrogen Cycle—All of It

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 October 202518 November 2025

Nitrogen plays important roles in areas including climate change, human health, and agriculture. A researcher argues that climate models would benefit from more fully incorporating its influence.

An aerial photo of Alaska’s Copper River Delta
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tectonics and Climate Are Shaping an Alaskan Ecosystem

by Nathaniel Scharping 16 October 202516 October 2025

Biogeochemical research reveals the web of forces acting on a high-latitude microbe community in the Copper River Delta.

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