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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.

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Una nueva perspectiva sobre la vida microbiana en las aguas termales del Parque Yellowstone

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer 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.

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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.

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A Fresh View of Microbial Life in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer 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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Scientists Examine Novel Options to Save Coral Reefs

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Warming events prompt scientists to look at ecological, genetic, and engineering interventions.

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