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Microbes Are Likely Speeding Up the Melting of the Glaciers
2016-03-23 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: As if soaring global temperatures werent bad enough, scientists reported this week that microbes are also speeding up the melting of Arctic ice. The problem lies in cryoconite, the soil-like composite of dust, industrial soot and photosynthetic bacteria that darkens the surface of ice and causes it to melt, scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales said. As it melts, ice leaves behind small water-filled holes full of bacteria. The sun-loving microbes then shape the pockmarks depth and size...
Scientists discover new microbes that thrive deep in the earth
2016-02-15 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: They live several kilometers under the surface of the earth, need no light or oxygen and can only be seen in a microscope. By sequencing genomes of a newly discovered group of microbes, the Hadesarchaea, an international team of researchers have found out how these microorganisms make a living in the deep subsurface biosphere of our planet. Microorganisms that live below the surface of the earth remain one of the last great areas of exploration. Organisms that live there have not been grow in...
Algae, microbes and cachaca among 2016 flavour trends - Research
2015-12-03 15:21:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Key UK flavour trends for 2016 include microbe-based cocktails, cachaca and algae, according to research released this week.
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Big trouble ahead for oceans tiny microbes
2015-07-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: It`s never good when a scientist says "I try not to be an alarmist, but ..." Unfortunately, that`s exactly what MIT`s Stephanie Dutkiewicz recently said about how ocean acidification and warming waters could massively disrupt the world`s phytoplankton populations, aka the base of the entire marine food web. For a refresher on ocean acidification, check out this short Grist video featuring our office beta fish and a soda maker. Otherwise, here`s the gist: As the ocean absorbs CO2, it becomes...
Soil water, microbes influence carbon in world's coldest desert, study finds
2015-06-30 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Soil water and microbes' respiration contribute to fluctuations of carbon dioxide in the world's coldest desert, where climate change is expected to increase underground moisture and microorganisms, an Arizona State University and Dartmouth College study finds. The findings appear in the journal Antarctica Science. In the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, climate warming is creating wetter conditions that are changing the soil in this climate-sensitive ecosystem. Previous studies have shown that...
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