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Posted inResearch Spotlights

If There Is Phosphine on Venus, There Isn’t Much

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 December 20221 December 2022

New observations of the Venusian atmosphere collected from an airborne observatory showed no sign of the potential biosignature gas, casting additional doubt on a previous report of its detection.

A conceptual model showing how phosphorous from individual household waste is transported to surface waters.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Water Quality Policy Must Consider Stored Watershed Phosphorous

by D. Scott Mackay 6 December 20213 December 2021

Phosphorous stored in watersheds and affects water quality for decades. A new model predicts phosphorus accumulation and depletion, and the consequences for water quality conservation measures.

Sunlight reflecting off tiny, interplanetary “cosmic dust” particles
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cosmic Dust May Be Key Source of Phosphorus for Life on Earth

by Sarah Stanley 17 November 202117 November 2021

When tiny particles enter Earth’s atmosphere, a newly described series of chemical reactions may lead to production of phosphorus-containing molecules that are essential for biological processes.

Two bags of granules of chemical fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
Posted inOpinions

Our Losing Phosphate Wager

by Gabriel Filippelli 22 April 202128 March 2022

Global food systems depend on fertilizers with phosphate. We need to act now before this nonrenewable resource runs out.

A stream in Sweden with tall green grass on either side
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Records and Risks of Legacy Phosphorus in Streams

by Elizabeth Thompson 23 September 202027 April 2022

A new study quantifies persistent phosphorus in a drainage basin in Sweden and points out risks and oversights to factor in to future stream management.

Aerial view of a small lake surrounded by forest
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The Lasting Legacy of Phosphorus Buried in Lakes

by David Shultz 12 August 202026 January 2023

Research at an experimental lake suggests that phosphorus inputs from runoff may affect the health of aquatic ecosystems long after external additions of the nutrient are reduced.

Puca glacier in the Peruvian Andes
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After a Glacier Retreats, Plants Thrive Thanks to Phosphorus

by Katherine Kornei 6 June 201812 April 2022

Grasses, small flowers, and mosses colonize glacial till in the Peruvian Andes when researchers apply a phosphorus fertilizer, an ecological surprise with implications for carbon sequestration.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Past Phosphorus Runoff Causes Present Oxygen Depletion in Lakes

by David Shultz 24 July 201520 April 2022

Sediment cores show how phosphorus pollution in the 1950s led to current, inherited hypoxia in lakes in the Alps.

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