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Ocean Acidification May Drive Diatom Decline

by Clarissa Wright 28 June 202228 June 2022

Diatoms contribute to global oxygen production, marine food webs, and carbon sequestration, but scientists predict that diatom populations will decline due to ocean acidification associated with climate change.

Northern California’s Eel River watershed
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Small Catchments Sustain Silicon Signatures Following Storms

by Jack Lee 10 June 202229 June 2022

Watersheds have unique patterns of silicon export due to differences in subsurface water routing and biogeochemical reactions.

The Sun sets at Stonehenge
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State-of-the-Art Technology, Serendipity, and Secrets of Stonehenge

by Richard J. Sima 8 September 202121 March 2022

The first comprehensive analysis of what the sarsen stones are made of came about with new technology—and good old-fashioned luck.

Researchers analyze just how much silica is being transported across Earth’s oceans by phytoplankton
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Tiny Organisms That Transport Silica Across Earth’s Oceans

by E. Underwood 29 June 201828 January 2022

Phaeodarians play a major role in marine nutrient cycle.

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Accounting for the Missing Silica in the Marine Sediment Cycle

by Terri Cook 16 January 201828 January 2022

Cosmogenic silicon-based estimates of the amount of biogenic silica stored in clays along continental margins could explain the large discrepancy in the nutrient’s global marine budget.

Improving the equation of state for silica can provide insight into the big impacts that shaped the solar system.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Insight into Silica Explains Planetary Smashup

by S. Hall 8 November 201628 January 2022

A better equation of state for silica will help planetary scientists accurately constrain the giant impacts that have shaped our solar system.

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