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Cave-Dwelling "Slime Curtains" Cycle Nitrogen and Iron

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 4 November 201512 April 2022

In a cave accessible only by daredevil divers, extraordinary microbial colonies metabolize nitrogen and iron nutrients and possibly remove pollutants from water.

Posted inScience Updates

Small Rivers Could Have Big Impact on Arctic Ocean

by M. B. Alkire, A. D. Jacobson, G. O. Lehn and R. W. Macdonald 11 August 20157 March 2022

The Mackenzie River carries the bulk of freshwater flow from North America's tundra to the North Atlantic. But what about the effects of smaller rivers from Canada's Arctic islands?

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Caterpillar-Like Motion of the Greenland Ice Sheet

by E. Betz 11 February 20159 February 2023

New measurements made in Greenland’s ice sheet show ice deformation in a caterpillar-like flow.

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How Do Aquatic Plants Direct Where Other Stalks Grow?

by C. Schultz 13 January 201511 February 2022

By changing the flow of the river, aquatic plants affect the distribution of nutrients on the riverbed.

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