Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there’s more life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, published this week (15 February 2021).
Discovery of Life Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Shelves
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Commuters Are Inhaling Unacceptably High Levels of Carcinogens
A new study finds that California’s commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for cancer and birth defects.
Quantum Leaps in Understanding How Living Corals Survive
Coral reefs have thrived for millions of years in their shallow ocean water environments due to their unique partnerships with the algae that live in their tissues.
Study Shows Pollen Records Can Measure Ecosystem Health
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oregon has shown that linking pollen records to plant traits works to reconstruct the benefits ecosystems provide for humans.
Bacteria and Algae Get Rides in Clouds
Human health and ecosystems could be affected by microbes including cyanobacteria and algae that hitch rides in clouds and enter soil, lakes, oceans and other environments when it rains, according to a Rutgers co-authored study.
NASA's TESS Discovers New Worlds in a River of Young Stars
Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting a much younger version of our Sun called TOI 451.
