New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds form.
Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds
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The Rainforest Is the Heart of the Regional Climate System
Susan Trumbore of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry on the effect of the forest fires in the Amazon on the global climate.
Report Aims to Improve Best Practice in Mine Rehabilitation
A first-of-its-kind report led by The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute aims to improve mining industry practice of how to define and measure successful mine-site rehabilitation criteria.
Changes in Ice Volume Control Seabed Methane Emissions
New research shows that episodes of methane emission from the seabed off western Svalbard correlate with changing ice volumes in the Arctic.
Freshening Up Contaminated Water
Researchers have developed a technology that can remove nitrate from water selectively, preserving beneficial minerals and dramatically reducing the cost of treatment compared with other purification methods.
Inflammation Triggers Silent Mutation to Cause Deadly Lung Disease
A simple viral infection in the lungs of rats can become a lethal form of pulmonary hypertension if a common mutation is present, new Stanford research shows.
