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A scientific instrument being lowered from a research vessel into the ocean
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Deep-Sea Pressure Crushes Carbon Cycling

by Elise Cutts 11 January 202331 January 2023

The extreme pressure in the deep sea stifles microbes’ appetite for organic carbon. This finding could have important implications for carbon budgets and geoengineering.

Satellite view of parts of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East showing dust in the atmosphere
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Bacteria Travel Thousands of Kilometers on Airborne Dust

by Derek Smith 22 November 2022

As winds pick up dirt and sand, they also pick up any microbes adhering to those particles, potentially introducing them to new locations.

R/V Mirai makes its way across Arctic sea ice.
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The Bottom of the Arctic Is Blooming

by Fanni Daniella Szakal 14 November 202217 November 2022

Researchers found phytoplankton hidden on the Arctic seafloor, hinting at a cascade of effects on the local ecology and carbon cycle.

Artistic impression of an orange-colored early Earth
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Early Life Learned to Love Oxygen Long Before It Was Cool

by Jennifer Schmidt 16 September 202218 October 2022

Laboratory experiments show that earthquakes may have helped early life evolve in an oxygen-free world.

A red tide washes over a Florida beach.
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Harmful Algal Blooms: No Good, Just the Bad and the Ugly

by James E. Silliman 9 September 202214 September 2022

Natural and human factors are leading to larger, more frequent, and longer-lasting algae blooms. Recent research is increasingly revealing the scope of the problem and informing potential responses.

Three scientists discuss around a map on a table.
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How an Unlikely Friendship Upended Permafrost Myths

by Jenessa Duncombe 19 August 202230 November 2022

“Beautifully long arguments” between an American scientist and a Russian researcher helped clarify several fundamental assumptions about permafrost thaw.

Un niño pone su mano bajo la lluvia. El niño viste una playera roja con mangas cortas azules y detrás de él se observan otras dos figuras humanas.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

El cambio climático podría cambiar el perfil patogénico de las enfermedades diarreicas

by Rachel Fritts 16 August 202216 August 2022

Una enfermedad causada por rotavirus podría disminuir a medida que aumenta la temperatura, mientras que las condiciones más húmedas podrían favorecer a algunos competidores bacterianos.

Scientists take groundwater samples at a karst aquifer field site.
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Groundwater May Fix as Much Carbon as Some Ocean Surface Waters

by Carolyn Wilke 28 July 20227 September 2022

Microbes from wells as deep as 90 meters created organic carbon at a rate that overlaps with some nutrient-poor spots in the ocean.

Una imagen del géiser Imperial de Yellowstone. El géiser está al centro de la imagen mostrando coloraciones azules claras y en la parte inferior de la imagen se observan las copas de unos pinos.
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Una nueva perspectiva sobre la vida microbiana en las aguas termales del Parque Yellowstone

by Aaron Sidder 28 July 20225 December 2022

Una investigación sobre los rangos de hábitat de microorganismos en las fuentes hidrotermales del parque nacional Yellowstone muestran condiciones ambientales propicias para la interacción entre cianobacterias y algas.

A collage of different diatom species
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Ocean Acidification May Drive Diatom Decline

by Clarissa Wright 28 June 202212 September 2022

Diatoms contribute to global oxygen production, marine food webs, and carbon sequestration, but scientists predict that diatom populations will decline due to ocean acidification associated with climate change.

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