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How Blue-Green Algae Manipulate Microorganisms

Cyanobacteria – also called blue-green algae – are known as the “plants of the ocean” because they carry out photosynthesis on a gigantic scale, produce oxygen and extract the greenhouse gas CO2 from the environment. 

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More Progress Needed on Ocean Protection, Oregon State Scientists Tell Global Conference

World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported today at the eighth Our Ocean Conference in Athens.

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Warming of Antarctic Deep-Sea Waters Contribute to Sea Level Rise in North Atlantic, Study Finds

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience led by scientists at University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, found that human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in the North Atlantic.

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Surprising Reversal in Quantum Systems

In principle, one shouldn’t compare apples to oranges. However, in topology, which is a branch of mathematics, one has to do just that.

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Weather Prediction Models can Also Forecast Satellite Displacements

Researchers at the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) at the University of Helsinki have found that modern weather models can accurately predict the energy that Earth emits and reflects into space, which directly affects the movements of low Earth-orbiting (LEO) satellites.

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Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.

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Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

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Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks – (And Save Norwegians Billions)?

Companies can’t simply walk away from old oil and gas wells.

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Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids

Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes. 

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Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean

Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. 

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