Texas A&M researchers reported that ultraviolet radiation creates holes in the microbes’ outer protective sheath by dislodging tryptophan.
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Satellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures swim from the ocean depths to feed near the surface, then descend out of sight again before daybreak.
UW Study Shows Southern Arizona Once Looked Like Tibet
A University of Wyoming researcher and his colleagues have shown that much of the southwestern United States was once a vast high-elevation plateau, similar to Tibet today.
Global Carbon Emissions Increase but Rate Has Slowed
Global carbon emissions are set to grow more slowly in 2019, with a decline in coal burning offset by strong growth in natural gas and oil use worldwide – according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Exeter and the Global Carbon Project.
NASA Finds Second Tropical System Develops in Arabian Sea
Tropical Storm 07A has developed in the eastern Arabian Sea, one day after Tropical Storm 06A developed in the western part of the sea.
For Some Corals, Meals Can Come with a Side of Microplastics
Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in our daily lives.