Microbial carbon metabolism is linked to organic matter chemistry across soil systems
Soil microbial growth and respiration are critical for soil organic carbon dynamics. Yet, we lack understanding of the…
Scientists unlock the secret role of ocean microbes in Earth’s climate
Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down…
Reduction of tropical cyclone-induced ocean carbon outgassing since 1993
Ciais, P. et al. Five decades of northern land carbon uptake revealed by the interhemispheric CO2 gradient. Nature…
Earth’s Longest Ice Age May Have Repeatedly Thawed and Refrozen for 56 Million Years
Artistic representation of a Snowball Earth. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Sturtian glaciation was one of the most extreme…
Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows
New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are…
Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
Iceberg A-23A has had a more eventful run than most of the large Antarctic icebergs that have calved…
Uncertainties of enhanced rock weathering for climate-change mitigation
IPCC. Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023). Fuss, S. et al. Negative emissions…
Managing Carbon Stocks Requires an Integrated View of the Carbon Cycle
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: AGU Advances Managing carbon stocks in…
The combined impact of fisheries and climate change on future carbon sequestration by oceanic macrofauna
Model scenarios To explore the impact of global change (fishing and climate change) on carbon export and sequestration…
Sinking carbon sinks | Nature Climate Change
Terrestrial ecosystems take up approximately a third of anthropogenically emitted carbon and are a key component of climate…
Carbon dioxide: the stuff of life
50484.jpeg None Peter Brannen has an uncompromising opinion about carbon dioxide. It is the most important compound that…
NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier
As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model…