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Fossilized Micrometeorites Record Ancient CO2 Levels

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 August 202528 August 2025

A cadre of iron-rich extraterrestrial particles picked up faint whiffs of our planet’s atmosphere when they fell to Earth millions of years ago.

Satellite view of swirling blooms of green algae and cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea near the Swedish island of Gotland
Posted inFeatures

Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas?

by Caroline P. Slomp and Andreas Oschlies 1 May 20257 May 2025

Reoxygenation approaches have shown some success in lakes, but their potential risks must be examined carefully before they’re implemented as solutions to improve the health of coastal waters.

Acidic waters of the Rio Tinto in Spain
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A Planetary Perturbation Like No Other

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 16 January 202527 January 2025

Scientists are tackling “the most profound questions about life itself” with complex computer modeling, billion-year-old bacteria, and old-fashioned fieldwork.

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Posted inNews

Bacteria Battled for Iron in Earth’s Early Oceans

by Caroline Hasler 15 November 202416 January 2025

Billions of years ago, iron-oxidizing microbes may have competed for dissolved iron in the ocean, with some strains producing toxic gases that smothered their rivals.

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Metallic Nodules Create Oxygen in the Ocean’s Abyss

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 July 202424 April 2025

These nodules, a focus of seabed mining interests, could be natural “geobatteries” and play a larger-than-expected role in the deep-sea ecosystem.

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Posted inScience Updates

How Great was the “Great Oxidation Event”?

by Aubrey Zerkle 30 July 202416 January 2025

Geochemical sleuthing amid acid mine runoff suggests that scientists should rethink an isotope signal long taken to indicate low levels of atmospheric oxygen in Earth’s deep past.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

In Hot Water and Beyond: Marine Extremes Escalate

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 June 202428 June 2024

A new study suggests marine life is increasingly faced with triple-threat events in which extreme water temperature, low oxygen levels, and acidification converge.

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Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Nutrients Get Back Up to the Surface Ocean

by Nicolas Gruber 10 January 20248 January 2024

A new dual isotope tracer technique is used to assess the role of a number of poorly understood nutrient supply mechanisms fueling biological productivity in the ocean.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Adding Oxygen to a Lake to Explore Methane Emissions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 November 20239 November 2023

A rare whole-lake experiment suggests that in some cases, low-oxygen conditions may have a smaller impact on methane release to the atmosphere than previously thought.

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Rivers Are Warming Up and Losing Oxygen

by Elise Cutts 3 November 20233 November 2023

Researchers used deep learning to fill in the gaps of “patchy” water quality data, revealing decades-long trends toward warmer and less oxygenated rivers that could have worrisome consequences.

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