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A photo of tiny rocks mixed with several flakes of gold
Posted inNews

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.

Aerial photo of blue water dotted with tall, green islands
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Some Corals Are More Heat Resistant Than Thought

by Nathaniel Scharping 6 February 202321 February 2023

The vast genetic diversity of corals means there are some that may survive warming waters. Now scientists just need to find them.

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.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

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.

Close-up view of a piloted submersible with headlights on diving underwater amid a school of fish
Posted inOpinions

Deep-Sea Exploration Could Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic

by Nathan J. Robinson 25 March 202215 July 2022

Deep-ocean-dwelling microbes may hold keys to improved medical diagnostics and new drugs for fighting diseases. But we must search Earth’s most extreme habitats to find them.

An image of Yellowstone’s Imperial Geyser.
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A Fresh View of Microbial Life in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

by Aaron Sidder 25 February 202210 August 2022

Research on the habitat ranges of microorganisms in Yellowstone’s hot springs reveals an overlap between cyanobacteria and algae.

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