Tracking sulfur-based metabolism in the open ocean
Oceanographers found that marine microbes process sulfonate, a plentiful marine nutrient, in a way that is similar to soils.
GIS and eDNA analysis system successfully used to discover new habitats of rare salamander
A research team has successfully identified an unknown population of the endangered Yamato salamander (Hynobius vandenburghi) in Gifu Prefecture, using a methodology combining GIS...
Tiny airborne particles from wildfires have climate change implications
Wildfires are widespread across the globe. They occur in places wherever plants are abundant -- such as the raging fires currently burning in the...
Kilauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawai’i Island
When Kilauea Volcano erupted in 2018, it injected millions of cubic feet of molten lava into the nutrient-poor waters off the Big Island of...
Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia
In the wet-dry topics of Australia, drinking water in remote communities is often sourced from groundwater bores. The geochemistry of that groundwater impacts the...
New insights on impacts of crop trading in China
Feeding the world's growing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, particularly in China, which has nearly a quarter of...
Breakdown in coral spawning places species at risk of extinction
Synchronized coral spawning has become erratic, endangering the long-term survival of coral species, researchers say.
Building water-efficient cities
A new study shows a community's built environment is closely related to how much water single-family residences use. Researchers say factors including vegetated land...
Climate change could bring short-term gain, long-term pain for loggerhead turtles
New research suggests that while some loggerheads will suffer from the effects of a changing climate, populations in certain nesting areas could stand to...
New patterns of key ocean nutrient
The important nutrient phosphate may be less abundant in the global ocean than previously thought, according to a new article. The researchers compiled data...
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