Engineering scholars at Brown University uncovered unexpected dynamics in how organic particulates sink in the ocean, a process that plays a key role in marine nutrient cycling.

Already in the 1980s it was suggested that aggregates, so-called "marine snow particles," could possibly be suitable sites for N 2 fixation, and this was recently confirmed. Still, it has been an ...

You're by the water's edge, observing a turquoise lagoon, then a little further away, you see an almost black sea at the foot ...

A study reveals how bacteria present in marine particles maintain the oceanic nitrogen cycle, providing ecological stability ...

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Dust storms are producing deadly hidden air pollution by transforming mineral grains into chemical reactors, impacting health ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution ... School of Engineering researchers have discovered a mineral commonly found in seashells could be the key to a safer ...

Mineral particles played a key role in raising oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere billions of years ago, with major implications for the way intelligent life later evolved, according to new ...

A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of ...