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Two people wearing purple latex gloves stand in a field where the grass is up to their waists. One steps on a shovel to push it into the ground, and the other holds an orange bucket.
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Nationwide Soil Microbiome Mapping Project Connects Students and Scientists

by Rebecca Owen 3 February 20263 February 2026

Researchers and students are building a comprehensive picture of the microbial life beneath our feet.

A collection of moss, algae, and rocks at the edge of a water body.
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Rocks Formed by Microbes Absorb Carbon Day and Night

by Grace van Deelen 27 January 202627 January 2026

Microbialite ecosystems in South Africa stored an “astonishing” amount of carbon, according to new research.

Un lago rodeado por montañas rocosas
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El ADN de los sedimentos lacustres revelan el impacto de los peces introducidos

by Jasmin Galvan 5 March 20255 March 2025

La trucha no nativa ha alterado la diversidad del zooplancton que habita en los lagos de gran elevación.

A lake surrounded by rocky mountains
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DNA in Lake Sediment Reveals the Impact of Introduced Fish

by Jasmin Galvan 13 December 20245 March 2025

Non-native trout have altered the diversity of zooplankton that live in high-elevation lakes.

Earth’s mid-ocean ridge system, shown in mostly blue and green.
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Mid-Ocean Ridges Could Be Dispersing Thermophilic Bacteria

by Miriam Bahagijo 12 December 202412 December 2024

Scientists suggest that two strains of endospores located more than 4,000 kilometers away from one another originated in the same place: along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A scientist collects soil samples in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi

by Andrew J. Wight 15 August 202415 August 2024

Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.

Tan-colored coral is surrounded by blue water and red, yellow, and blue fish.
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Coral Larvae Journey Far and Wide in the Western Indian Ocean

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 April 202430 April 2024

Researchers mapped coral reef connectivity across the Seychelles archipelago to inform conservation efforts in the face of climate change.

One orange fish chases another in water.
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Young Salmon in British Columbia Are Getting Bigger

by Carolyn Wilke 12 February 202412 February 2024

A rediscovered catalog of sockeye scales gave researchers access to century-old fish DNA.

An adult and a juvenile beaver are pictured in a pond, both nibbling on leaves. The image shows vegetation in the foreground.
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Beavers Have Engineered Ecosystems in the Tetons for Millennia

by Grace van Deelen 13 December 202313 December 2023

Analysis of lake sediment in Grand Teton National Park is helping piece together ecosystem history, with helpful implications for land managers today.

A photo of tiny rocks mixed with several flakes of gold
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In New Zealand, Fish Are Helping Scientists Find Gold

by Bill Morris 22 March 202322 March 2023

Enormous amounts of gold lie buried beneath the rubble of New Zealand’s mountains, and scientists are using freshwater fish genetics to find it.

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