Extremophile microbes exist in the gypsum-rich “fringes” of the driest place on Earth.
biogeosciences
The Tonga Eruption Left Deep-Sea Life Buried in Ash
When Hunga erupted in 2022, ash “decimated” slow-moving species living on the seafloor. More mobile species were able to hoof it out of harm’s way.
Wildfire Smoke Affects the Function of Lake Ecosystems
Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more.
How Soil Symbionts Could Unlock Climate-Smart Agriculture
By tracing the evolutionary history of beneficial soil microbes, scientists hope to unearth a sustainable solution for producing food to feed a growing global population.
هل يمكن لغمر الأعشاب البحرية أن يبرّد المناخ؟.
يمكن للأعشاب البحرية المغمورة أن تخزّن الكربون في قاع المحيط، ولكن يظل من غير الواضح مدى فاعلية هذه الاستراتيجية، وكيف ستؤثر على صحة المحيط.
Ocean Pollution Makes Microbes Adapt
Some bacteria thrive in the sometimes-toxic soup of crude oil and chemical dispersants.
La acidez del océano antártico aumentará rápidamente a finales del siglo
Nuevos estudios muestran que los niveles de acidez podrían llegar a duplicarse para el 2100, poniendo en peligro los ecosistemas frágiles del gélido Océano Austral.
التربة المكهربة تزيد نمو النباتات
خمسة أيام من الكهرباء المنخفضة الجهد الموجهة إلى جذور النباتات الناشئة عززت نموها بأكثر من 50 بالمئة.
The Open Ocean, Aerosols, and Every Other Breath You Take
Phytoplankton and other marine plants produce half of Earth’s atmospheric oxygen and have big effects on food webs and climate. To do so, they rely on nutrients from the sky that are hard to quantify.
Antarctica’s Ocean Acidity Set to Rise Rapidly by Century’s End
New research shows acidity levels could as much as double by 2100, imperiling fragile ecosystems in the frigid Southern Ocean.