2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (519+ words) On every continent, unassuming rocks covered in a thin, slimy layer of microbes pull carbon from the air and deposit it as solid calcium carbonate rock. These are microbialites, rocks formed by communities of microorganisms that absorb nutrients from the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (440+ words) The Serengeti is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. The massive savanna stretches more than 30,000 square kilometers across Tanzania and southwestern Kenya, and conservation sites, including national parks and a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (386+ words) [A satellite image of the Labrador Sea off the coast of Labrador, Canada. Green land can be seen to the left, and white swirls of ice are in the center of the image atop the blue water.]High-latitude variations in…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1244+ words) [Satellite view image of the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding regions showing satellite-measured water temperature data represented in hues of blue, pink, and yellow]Multinational and multidisciplinary studies of the past and present of the Gulf's Loop Current are helping…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) [Water treatment tank]Scientists and stakeholders must engage in broad collaborations and deep research to help ensure safe water supplies. To ensure the availability and sustainability of water resources and sanitation for all (United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6), water managers…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago   (358+ words) [Satellite photo of a subtropical cyclone.]Researchers present a new framework for global detection and classification of all low-pressure systems. Editors" Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU"s journal editors. Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres A clear…...